Writing the opening of a journalistic report
I can write the opening of a journalistic report on 'Little Red Riding Hood'.
Writing the opening of a journalistic report
I can write the opening of a journalistic report on 'Little Red Riding Hood'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The opening paragraph of a journalistic report provides an overview of the news event.
- The opening answers the questions what, where, when and who.
- Formal and subject-specific vocabulary is used to write the opening of a journalistic report.
- The use of formal language creates a serious, factual and objective tone.
- A relative complex sentence allows the writer to provide extra detail about the people involved.
Common misconception
Pupils may want to include facts that are too specific for the opening.
Make explicit and repeated reference to only including general information. Use the 5 Ws (who, what, where, when, why) to help embed this.
Keywords
Opening - the first paragraph of a journalistic report that provides an overview of the event
Formal language - language used in certain non-fiction texts involving sophisticated and objective vocabulary without the use of contractions
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
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the reason it has been written and the desired impact
how the information is organised and ordered
the language that a writer chooses to achieve the purpose
assailant, perpetrator, suspect, accused, offender
victim, target, injured party, innocent citizen
witness, bystander, passer-by, onlooker, observer
property, residence, scene of the crime