a non-fiction text that informs the reader about an event

Exploring the structure of a journalistic report

English

In this unit, pupils use a contemporary issue as the stimulus for journalistic writing, focusing on how writer's bias can shape a report.

In 'The Titanic: Journalistic Report Writing', pupils learnt to research a historical event as a stimulus for writing a journalistic report. In this unit, pupils will use a contemporary issue as the stimulus for journalistic writing, focusing on how writer's bias can shape a report.

Climate emergency: journalistic report writing

A journalistic report cannot be read online. 

A journalistic report is a non-fiction text. 

A journalistic report usually focuses on recent events. 

A journalistic report cannot be written in columns. 

the key details (about what, why, who, where, when)

different perspectives on the event with some extra details

the latest information, the official position & what will happen next

Match each section of a journalistic report to its content. 

The appalling destruction of these trees must end.

The destruction of the trees has been postponed.

The protest occurred on Saturday outside City Hall. 

The protest was disgracefully loud and incredibly disruptive.

Which of the following are appropriate sentences for a journalistic report? 

using a quotation to show the exact words someone used

saying what someone had said without using their exact words

Mr MacKenzie said that the council was showing empathy. 

The police attended the protest, but they made no arrests. 

Superintendent Mirza stated, "We are here to support free speech."

Which of the following are perspectives rather than facts? 

Which word best describes this job? 'someone who investigates events that have happened recently and reports on them to the public' 

something which is true or can be proven to be correct

Which is the best description of a 'fact'? 

All children should be taught to play the recorder. 

Mrs Begum is the best teacher in school. 

Which of the following **is** a statement of fact? 

Which of the following are statements of opinion? 

When you watch a TV news report, do you expect to hear mostly facts, mostly the reporter's opinions or a mixture of the two?

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Exploring the structure of a journalistic report

Lesson outcome