Identifying the features of a journalistic report in preparation for writing about the Titanic
I can identify the purpose and linguistic features of a journalistic report.
Identifying the features of a journalistic report in preparation for writing about the Titanic
I can identify the purpose and linguistic features of a journalistic report.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A journalistic report is a non-fiction text that provides information about a particular event.
- A journalistic report can be organised into an opening, paragraphs organised by theme and a closing.
- The title of a journalistic report is called a headline.
- Journalistic language brings a formal, objective tone to the report.
- Features include a range of fronted adverbials, journalistic language, relative complex sentences and parenthesis.
Keywords
Journalistic report - a non-fiction text that provides information about an event
Purpose - the aim of a text
Audience - the person or people that read a text
Layout - the way a text is structured
Linguistic features - words and language that a writer chooses carefully
Common misconception
Pupils may not be able to identify journalistic tone.
Journalistic tone is explicitly identified and modelled in explanation and check slides throughout the lesson.
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
the aim of the text
the person or people who read a text
how a text is structured
a sentence starter followed by a comma
a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative clause
additional information that can be removed from the sentence