Planning the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic

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Identifying the features of a journalistic report in preparation for writing about the Titanic

Researching the Titanic in preparation for writing a journalistic report

Writing the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic

Planning the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic

Writing the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic

Editing the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic

Planning the second recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic

Writing the second recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic

Planning and writing the quotes section of a journalistic report about Titanic

Planning the closing of a journalistic report about the Titanic

Writing the closing of a journalistic report about the Titanic

In 'The Amazon Rainforest: Essay Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of writing to inform their reader and apply this in the context of an essay.

In 'The Aye-Aye or Wild Cats: Non-Chronological Report, pupils learned to write in an informative style in the context of a non-chronological report.

In this unit, pupils write a journalistic report as if they were a journalist reporting on the departure and voyage of the Titanic in 1912. Pupils incorporate their learning about modal verbs, parenthesis denoted by brackets and a full range of simple, compound and complex sentence structures.

The Titanic: journalistic report writing

Match the key words to their definitions:

Select the missing word: The Titanic set sail on __________ maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean earlier today. 

Tick the examples of subject-specific vocabulary associated with the Titanic:

Select the examples of journalistic language.

The purpose of the opening in a journalistic report is to

The opening plan should include which of the following?

Put the Titanic's maiden voyage locations in order:

vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject.

words and phraseology used in journalistic reports.

a sentence made up of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause.

a sentence composed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause.

Tick the examples of journalistic language:

Starter Quiz

Where did the Titanic set sail from?