Year 4 - English
Generating vocabulary for a journalistic report
'Little Red Riding Hood': journalistic report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write a journalistic report recounting the events of the fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood'. Pupils learn to frame a fictional starting point as a newsworthy event before writing in paragraphs in the journalistic style, including incorporating witness quotes.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to generate vocabulary to write a journalistic report.
Key Notes
- Journalistic reports are written using formal and factual language to create a serious and objective tone.
- The use of subject-specific vocabulary is crucial in journalistic reports and varies depending on the news event.
- Appropriate synonyms are used in journalistic reports to create a formal tone and to avoid repetition.
- Formal language involves the use of sophisticated vocabulary without the use of contractions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- formal language: language used in certain non-fiction texts involving sophisticated and objective vocabulary without the use of contractions
- subject-specific vocabulary: vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
- objective: not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when representing facts
- synonyms: a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may struggle to create a formal tone without knowledge or exposure to formal vocabulary.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Journalistic reports are written using formal and factual language to create a serious and objective tone. The use of subject-specific vocabulary is crucial in journalistic reports and varies depending on the news event.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'formal language'
language used in certain non-fiction texts involving sophisticated and objective vocabulary without the use of contractions.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may struggle to create a formal tone without knowledge or exposure to formal vocabulary. Correction: Offer opportunities for children to self-correct with the use of a thesaurus for more formal synonyms.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing the features of a journalistic report Study Guide
- Framing the story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' as a newsworthy event Study Guide
- Planning the quotes paragraph of a journalistic report Study Guide
- Planning the recount section of a journalistic report Study Guide
- Presenting a journalistic report on 'Little Red Riding Hood' Study Guide
- Writing the closing of a journalistic report Study Guide
- Writing the opening of a journalistic report Study Guide
- Writing the quotes paragraph of a journalistic report Study Guide
- Writing the recount section of a journalistic report Study Guide
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