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Planning the closing of a journalistic report about the Titanic

I can plan the closing paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic.

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Planning the closing of a journalistic report about the Titanic

I can plan the closing paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The closing is the final paragraph of a journalistic report.
  2. The closing summarises what is currently happening and what will happen next.
  3. Reference to present and future events requires us to write correctly in present and future tense.
  4. Using a range of cohesive devices enhances text flow and helps achieve purpose.
  5. Modal verbs are types of auxiliary verbs that show the likelihood of something happening.

Common misconception

Pupils may use inaccurate verb forms when switching between the present and future tense.

Prompts are included on the planning document and slides to remind pupils to write in the correct tense.

Keywords

  • Closing - the final paragraph of a journalistic report

  • Summarise - to sum up or conclude the main body of a text

  • General information - the most basic and necessary information

  • Cohesive devices - language structures that develop text cohesion

  • Modal verbs - a type of auxiliary verb that helps us to talk about how likely, possible, necessary or obligatory something is to happen

For further learning on modal verbs, use the two lessons on modal verbs in the Year 5 Grammar unit 'Three tense forms and modal verbs'.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the sections of a journalistic report.
1 - opening
2 - recount section
3 - quotes section
4 - closing
Q2.
The purpose of a journalistic report is...
to tell a story.
to record a person's thoughts and feelings.
to explore different viewpoints about a topic.
Correct answer: to inform the reader about a real-life event.
Q3.
'Text cohesion' refers to...
a sentence including a main clause and a subordinate clause.
Correct answer: a text's flow and ability to achieve its purpose.
language commonly found in journalistic reports.
Q4.
Match the cohesive devices to their definitions.
Correct Answer:fronted adverbial,a sentence starter followed by a comma

a sentence starter followed by a comma

Correct Answer:subject-specific language,vocabulary associated with a particular subject

vocabulary associated with a particular subject

Correct Answer:journalistic language,words and phrases used by journalists in their reports

words and phrases used by journalists in their reports

Correct Answer:parenthesis,additional information that can be removed from a sentence

additional information that can be removed from a sentence

Q5.
Select the examples of journalistic language.
suddenly
Correct answer: according to reports
Correct answer: it is believed that
fascinatingly
Correct answer: allegedly
Q6.
Match the complex sentence types to their definitions.
Correct Answer:adverbial complex sentence,sentence with a main clause & adverbial subordinate clause

sentence with a main clause & adverbial subordinate clause

Correct Answer:relative complex sentence,sentence with a main clause & relative subordinate clause

sentence with a main clause & relative subordinate clause

Correct Answer:non-finite complex sentence,sentence with a main clause & non-finite subordinate clause

sentence with a main clause & non-finite subordinate clause

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords to their definitions.
Correct Answer:closing,the final paragraph of a journalistic report

the final paragraph of a journalistic report

Correct Answer:summarise,to sum up or conclude the main body of the text

to sum up or conclude the main body of the text

Correct Answer:general information,the most basic and necessary information

the most basic and necessary information

Correct Answer:cohesive devices,language structures that develop text cohesion

language structures that develop text cohesion

Correct Answer:modal verbs,a verb that indicates the likelihood of something happening

a verb that indicates the likelihood of something happening

Q2.
The purpose of the closing is to...
provide the reader with specific information.
encourage the reader to read on.
Correct answer: provide the reader with general information.
Correct answer: summarise what is currently happening.
Correct answer: explain what is likely to happen next.
Q3.
Order the parts of a journalistic report's closing paragraph.
1 - introductory sentence
2 - general information
3 - concluding sentence
Q4.
Select the cohesive devices from the list.
Correct answer: fronted adverbials
Correct answer: subject-specific vocabulary
headline
Correct answer: a range of sentence types
Correct answer: parenthesis
Q5.
Select the definition of a modal verb.
a sentence starter followed by a comma
a doing, being or having word
a word that describes a noun
Correct answer: a verb that explains the likelihood of something happening
additional information that can be removed from a sentence
Q6.
Select the modal verbs from the list.
Correct answer: will
arrive
Correct answer: shall
Correct answer: must
Correct answer: might