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'.
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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.
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
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.
Licence
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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