Year 5 - English
Identifying the features of a journalistic report in preparation for writing about the Titanic
The Titanic: journalistic report writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write a journalistic report as if they were a journalist reporting on the departure and voyage of the Titanic in 1912. Pupils incorporate their learning about modal verbs, parenthesis denoted by brackets and a full range of simple, compound and complex sentence structures.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify the purpose and linguistic features of a journalistic report.
Key Notes
- A journalistic report is a non-fiction text that provides information about a particular event.
- A journalistic report can be organised into an opening, paragraphs organised by theme and a closing.
- The title of a journalistic report is called a headline.
- Journalistic language brings a formal, objective tone to the report.
- Features include a range of fronted adverbials, journalistic language, relative complex sentences and parenthesis.
Vocabulary To Learn
- journalistic report: a non-fiction text that provides information about an event
- purpose: the aim of a text
- audience: the person or people that read a text
- layout: the way a text is structured
- linguistic features: words and language that a writer chooses carefully
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may not be able to identify journalistic tone.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A journalistic report is a non-fiction text that provides information about a particular event. A journalistic report can be organised into an opening, paragraphs organised by theme and a closing.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'journalistic report'
a non-fiction text that provides information about an event.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may not be able to identify journalistic tone. Correction: Journalistic tone is explicitly identified and modelled in explanation and check slides throughout the lesson.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Editing the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Planning and writing the quotes section of a journalistic report about Titanic Study Guide
- Planning the closing of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Planning the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Planning the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Planning the second recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Researching the Titanic in preparation for writing a journalistic report Study Guide
- Writing the closing of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Writing the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Writing the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Writing the second recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
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