Year 5 - English
Writing the opening 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 write the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic.
Key Notes
- The opening provides the reader with general information about the event.
- The opening includes when, where and what took place and what is currently happening.
- Writers use a range of cohesive devices to maintain the reader's interest and achieve text purpose.
- The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and encourage them to read on.
Vocabulary To Learn
- opening: the first paragraph of a journalistic report
- general information: the most basic, necessary information
- purpose: the aim of the text
- text cohesion: how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text's purpose
- parenthesis: additional information that is added to a sentence; if it is removed, the sentence still makes sense
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may want to include facts that are too specific for the opening.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The opening provides the reader with general information about the event. The opening includes when, where and what took place and what is currently happening.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'opening'
the first paragraph of a journalistic report.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may want to include facts that are too specific for the opening. Correction: Make explicit and repeated reference to only including general information. Use the 5 Ws (who, what, where, when, why) to help embed this.
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 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 second recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
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