Concluding and editing a journalistic report about a climate protest
I can write the conclusion of a journalistic report and I can edit my work, focusing on punctuation, text cohesion and vocabulary.
Concluding and editing a journalistic report about a climate protest
I can write the conclusion of a journalistic report and I can edit my work, focusing on punctuation, text cohesion and vocabulary.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Our journalistic report will end with a conclusion that updates the story and gives an 'official' position.
- The conclusion will also look to the future to explain what will happen next.
- After we finish a first draft, we use editing time to rethink, rephrase and reconsider those first ideas.
- Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
- Editing is most successful when it is chunked by punctuation, sentence structure, vocabulary and cohesive devices.
Keywords
Cohesive devices - language structures that contribute to text cohesion
Editing - the process of revising and refining a piece of writing, focusing on improving its punctuation, sentence structures and language
Punctuation - a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences
Text cohesion - refers to how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve text purpose
Vocabulary - the language choices made by the writer
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that finishing a piece of writing is the end of the writing process.
When adults model enthusiasm for editing and improving, pupils will follow. Giving pupils a real outcome and audience for their writing also hugely increases the motivation to edit and improve.
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Concluding and editing a journalistic report about a climate protest, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Concluding and editing a journalistic report about a climate protest, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
Professor Li noted, "Cars contribute to greenhouse gas emissions."
Professor Li noted that cars contribute to climate change.
Emissions from cars contribute to climate change.
Cars are just dreadful: they contribute to climate change.