a long-term change to global temperatures and weather

gases that create the greenhouse effect that warms the earth

the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience

a way of structuring a speech, giving a point, explanation, proof and summary

Making a speech about environmental issues

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 long-term change to the global temperature and weather

Which is the best definition of climate change? 

What is the main driver of climate change? 

Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have been burning fuel much more. 

Burning fuel releases gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 

These gases stop the Sun's heat being reflected back out to space. 

This has increased the global temperature. 

Put the steps in order to explain how human activity has driven climate change. 

Which of the following are effects of climate change? 

Which of the following probably has the most responsibility to act on climate change?

Put the parts of an effective speech in order. 

Which of these linguistic features are **not** commonly found in a journalistic report?

when we write the exact words someone said

when we explain what someone said without using their exact words

Which is the correct definition of 'direct speech'?

synonyms for said like 'argued' and 'stated'

Which of the following will we **not** find in reported speech?

The council said they would take action. 

"We must take action!" said the protestor. 

The police stated that some projectiles were thrown.

When the police arrived, the protest ended. 

The police, who arrived at 2pm, ended the protest. 

Match the sentence types to the examples. 

The public meeting at (City Hall) will discuss the matter further.

The public meeting (at City Hall) will discuss the matter further.

Jordan Adebayo, a well-known local climate activist, led the protest. 

Jordan Adebayo a well-known, local climate activist, led the protest. 

Which sentences have the parenthesis correctly punctuated? 

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Making a speech about environmental issues

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.