Writing the second part of a journalistic report about a climate protest
I can write the second and third main paragraphs of a journalistic report about a fictional climate protest.
Writing the second part of a journalistic report about a climate protest
I can write the second and third main paragraphs of a journalistic report about a fictional climate protest.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A journalistic report has a formal tone and combines factual statements with different perspectives on an event.
- The main paragraphs give different perspectives using both direct and reported speech.
- Throughout, a range of cohesive devices can be used to connect ideas together.
Common misconception
Pupils may need support with punctuating direct speech in different forms.
Visual structures to support punctuating direct speech can be found in our KS2 Grammar lessons.
Keywords
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
Cohesive devices - language structures that contribute to text cohesion
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