Task 4b: Newspaper article


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Write a newspaper article which will grab the attention of readers and highlight the importance of Surf Safety and the role Surf Lifeguards play in this. You will need to...
Carry out some research into the role and responsibilities of a lifeguard. Useful links:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/
employmentstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3544661&thesection=e
mployment&thesubsection=myjob&thesecondsubsection
information on surf rescues
  • Read other newspaper articles as a model to write from

Write the newspaper article to cover the rescues below
1. One rescue was in the patrolled area
2. Five rescues were of swimmers who had entered the water
outside the flagged area
3. Two rescues were performed on body boarders who had
drifted off shore
n Start your article with the following sentence...
At (name your local beach) during the weekend a number of rescues were performed by Surf Lifeguards...

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