Planning a newspaper article about the solved case of ‘The Speckled Band’
I can create a detailed plan to support my own writing.
Planning a newspaper article about the solved case of ‘The Speckled Band’
I can create a detailed plan to support my own writing.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Newspaper articles include a headline, subheading, opening, main body and tail.
- The crime case within 'The Speckled Band' lends itself well to being written about in a newspaper article.
- When writing a full newspaper article, you must plan each section.
- You can use a multiple paragraph outline to plan each section of your newspaper article.
Keywords
Perpetrator - A perpetrator is someone who carries out a harmful or immoral act.
Orchestrate - To orchestrate something is to arrange it for a desired effect, often secretly.
Culminate - Culminated means to reach the end of development.
Maverick - A maverick is someone who does things differently to others.
Multiple paragraph outline - A multiple paragraph outline is a structured plan allowing you to map out information for each paragraph of your extended writing.
Common misconception
Planning is not necessary before writing.
Planning is important in helping us structure our work and keep a clear focus.
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Equipment
You may want pupils to have access to a copy of 'The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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