Exploring the structure of a journalistic report
I can identify the structure of a journalistic report and I can distinguish between statements of fact and different perspectives.
Exploring the structure of a journalistic report
I can identify the structure of a journalistic report and I can distinguish between statements of fact and different perspectives.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A journalistic report is a non-fiction text that informs the reader about an event.
- Organised in paragraphs, a journalistic report opens with an introduction and ends with a closing.
- Generally, in a news report, the journalist does not include their own opinion.
- The report will contain a mixture of factual claims and reported perspectives.
- The perspectives may be shown using direct or reported speech.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle with the distinction between fact and opinion.
Encourage pupils to focus on the way information is presented: some things are adopted as fact by the journalist and others are presented as the perspectives of certain individuals.
Keywords
Journalistic report - a non-fiction text that informs the reader about an event
Perspective - someone's view of events
Fact - something that is true or proven
Licence
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
loud
strongly decided
city
fighting against
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
someone's view on events
something which is true and proven
using a quotation to show the exact words someone used
saying what someone had said without using their exact words