Year 5 - English
Planning and writing the quotes section of a journalistic report about 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 plan and write the quotes section of a journalistic report.
Key Notes
- The quotes paragraph is used to share information from people who were at the scene or know more about the event.
- Quotes add credibility to a journalistic report.
- Quotes can be written in the form of direct speech or reported speech.
- Extra information can be given about the speaker in the reporting clause.
Vocabulary To Learn
- direct speech: the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text
- speech first sentence: a sentence that includes direct speech first before the reporting clause
- speech second sentence: a sentence that includes direct speech second after the reporting clause
- reporting clause: a clause that tells the reader who said the speech and how
- reported speech: the form of speech used to share what was said by someone without using a direct quote
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may show incorrect speech punctuation skills.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The quotes paragraph is used to share information from people who were at the scene or know more about the event. Quotes add credibility to a journalistic report.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'direct speech'
the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may show incorrect speech punctuation skills. Correction: The first learning cycle is focused on punctuating speech first and second sentences.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Editing the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Identifying the features of a journalistic report in preparation for writing about the 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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