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Investigating a fictional protest in role as a journalist

I can gather quotations from different people involved in a fictional protest in role as a journalist.

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Investigating a fictional protest in role as a journalist

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Key learning points

  1. Journalistic reports contain a mixture of facts and individuals' perspectives.
  2. Journalists obtain facts through research, observation and requests for information.
  3. Journalists can obtain individuals' perspectives using interviews.
  4. Journalists are obliged to record quotations accurately to reflect individuals' perspectives.
  5. We can use role play as a way of empathising with different perspectives and generating ideas for writing.

Keywords

  • Fact - something that is true or proven

  • Perspective - someone's view of events

  • Journalist - someone who investigates news stories for newspapers, magazines or news websites

  • Quotation - a word, phrase or sentence that is taken directly from someone's speech

Common misconception

Pupils may provide 'answers' to the journalist's questions rather than a full quotation that stands alone.

You may wish to model writing one of the quotations to show pupils that it needs to stand on its own without the questions as prompts.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which process is being defined here? 'the way gases in the earth's atmosphere trap some of the sun's heat'
climate change
Correct answer: the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gases
polar melting
Q2.
What has happened since the Industrial Revolution?
the level of greenhouse gases has fallen
the level of greenhouse gases has risen a little
Correct answer: the level of greenhouse gases has risen a huge amount
the level of greenhouse gases has stayed the same
Q3.
Put the steps in order to explain why some people may have to leave their homes as a result of climate change.
1 - High levels of greenhouse gases have strengthened the greenhouse effect
2 - This means more of the Sun's heat is trapped
3 - This has led to rising temperatures
4 - As temperatures rise, some areas of the world will become unliveable
5 - People may have to leave their homes and migrate to other areas as a result
Q4.
Which of the following is not an effect of climate change?
sea-level rise
more hurricanes and droughts
Correct answer: more industry
warmer, drier summers in the UK
loss of polar habitats
Q5.
In a democracy, what can you do if you want to make the government act on an issue like climate change?
Correct answer: write to your MP
Correct answer: join a protest
take over the government by force
Correct answer: stand in an election to be a politician yourself
Correct answer: vote in an election for a different government
Q6.
Which of the following often comes at the end of a speech?
point
explanation
proof
Correct answer: summary

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following are included in a journalistic report?
Correct answer: the facts about an event
the journalist's own personal view of the event
Correct answer: different people's perspectives on the event
whatever the government has told the journalist to say about the event
Q2.
Which of the following would be appropriate facts to include in a journalistic report?
Correct answer: Protestors were carrying placards and chanting loudly
The protestors behaved beautifully
The protest was completely unnecessary
Correct answer: One protestor chained herself to a tree
Q3.
How might a journalist ensure that they accurately quote different people whose perspectives they are including in a journalistic report?
make a note of what they said a few days later
Correct answer: note down what they are saying as they interview them or just afterwards
Correct answer: record what they are saying during the interview
guess what the person might have said
Q4.
Which of the people included in our report might give a quotation in an informal tone?
the council spokesperson
Correct answer: the protestor
the police spokesperson
the climate expert
Q5.
Which version of this sentence uses a colon correctly to introduce an explanation?
Correct answer: Protests like these are vital: they raise awareness of climate change.
Protests like these are vital: They raise awareness of climate change.
Protests like these are vital they raise: awareness of climate change.
Protests like these: are vital they raise awareness of climate change.
Q6.
Whose perspective is this quotation written from? 'Although some protestors behaved in an unruly manner, the vast majority were sensible.'
the protestor
the council spokesperson
Correct answer: the police officer
the climate expert