Year 5 - English
Planning the closing of a journalistic report 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 plan the closing paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic.
Key Notes
- The closing is the final paragraph of a journalistic report.
- The closing summarises what is currently happening and what will happen next.
- Reference to present and future events requires us to write correctly in present and future tense.
- Using a range of cohesive devices enhances text flow and helps achieve purpose.
- Modal verbs are types of auxiliary verbs that show the likelihood of something happening.
Vocabulary To Learn
- closing: the final paragraph of a journalistic report
- summarise: to sum up or conclude the main body of a text
- general information: the most basic and necessary information
- cohesive devices: language structures that develop text cohesion
- modal verbs: a type of auxiliary verb that helps us to talk about how likely, possible, necessary or obligatory something is to happen
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may use inaccurate verb forms when switching between the present and future tense.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The closing is the final paragraph of a journalistic report. The closing summarises what is currently happening and what will happen next.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'closing'
the final paragraph of a journalistic report.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may use inaccurate verb forms when switching between the present and future tense. Correction: Prompts are included on the planning document and slides to remind pupils to write in the correct tense.
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- Identifying the features of a journalistic report in preparation for writing about the Titanic Study Guide
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- 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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