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Planning a journalistic report about a climate protest

I can plan the structure and content of a journalistic report about a fictional climate protest.

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Year 6

Planning a journalistic report about a climate protest

I can plan the structure and content of a journalistic report about a fictional climate protest.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Writing is most successful when it is planned.
  2. The introduction of a journalistic report will include a summary of the event, including who, what, where, when & why.
  3. The main paragraphs will be themed around different perspectives, integrating relevant facts.
  4. The conclusion will include an official perspective, the most up-to-date information and a look to the future.
  5. We can plan to use subject-specific vocabulary relevant to the subject of the report.

Common misconception

Pupils may feel that they need to record the direct speech in full to ensure it is 'accurate'.

Although real journalists would want to keep the quotations exactly the same, it is fine for us to write notes in a plan.

Keywords

  • Summary - an overview of the main points of a text or an event

  • Direct speech - when the exact words spoken by someone are written down, usually enclosed in inverted commas to indicate speech

  • Reported speech - when we write what someone said without using the exact words they spoke and without using inverted commas

  • Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary we use when writing about a particular subject

Ensure pupils have access to the 'quotations' they generated in the previous lesson - this should make planning much quicker. Focus pupils on the idea that their plan should combine facts with **both** direct and reported speech.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these will not be included in a journalistic report?
the facts about an event
Correct answer: the journalist's own personal view of the event
different people's perspectives on the event
Correct answer: the complete interview with each of the people mentioned
Q2.
Which of the following would be appropriate facts to include in a journalistic report?
The police were utterly useless: they did nothing at all.
Correct answer: The police made no arrests.
Correct answer: The council has said it will meet with the protestors.
The council - as usual - is messing everything up.
Q3.
What are the most reliable ways a journalist can make sure they have quoted a person accurately in a report?
Correct answer: record the interview
Correct answer: make a note of what is being said during the interview
make a note a week later about what was said
check with the person themselves if their notes are accurate
Q4.
Which of the people included in our report might give a quotation in a formal tone?
Correct answer: the council spokesperson
the protestor
Correct answer: the police spokesperson
Correct answer: the climate expert
Q5.
Which version of this sentence uses a colon correctly to introduce an explanation?
The protest was a great success many people: came with placards and banners.
The protest was a great success: Many people came with placards and banners.
Correct answer: The protest was a great success: many people came with placards and banners.
The protest was a great success many people: Came with placards and banners.
Q6.
Which perspective is this quotation written from? 'While we plan to continue with construction, we are happy to listen to these activists' concerns.'
the protestor
Correct answer: the council spokesperson
the police officer
the climate expert

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6 Questions

Q1.
Put the parts of our journalistic report in the correct order.
1 - introduction that summarises the event
2 - main paragraphs that give different perspectives
3 - conclusion that updates the information and looks to the future
Q2.
Which of the following might be included in a main paragraph of our journalistic report?
Correct answer: the name of the person whose perspective we're giving
Correct answer: direct speech quoting someone from the event
information looking to the future about what will happen next
Correct answer: reported speech explaining what they said
Q3.
Match the subject-specific vocabulary to its meaning.
Correct Answer:direct action,trying to stop things directly

trying to stop things directly

Correct Answer:advocate for,push for

push for

Correct Answer:demonstration,protest or presentation

protest or presentation

Correct Answer:activists,people who campaign

people who campaign

Q4.
Which piece of direct speech below best matches this reported speech? 'Professor Li said that the protestors should be applauded.'
"I was applauding watching these protestors," commented Professor Li.
Correct answer: "We should applaud these protestors," commented Professor Li.
Professor Li commented that we should applaud the protestors.
Q5.
Which words best complete this reported speech? 'Inspector Braddock __________ officers had a duty to protect freedom of speech.'
moaned that
Correct answer: stated that
shouted that
sighed that
Q6.
Which sentence below shows 'looking to the future' as we might see in a conclusion?
Correct answer: Building works will be suspended until this is resolved.
Earlier today, protestors set up camp in the forest.
The council said it understood people's strong feelings on the issue.