a spoken or written voice in which the subject does the verb in a sentence

a spoken or written voice in which the subject is acted upon by the verb

a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause

additional information that is added to a sentence; if it is removed, the sentence still makes sense

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

English

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

Researching the Titanic in preparation for writing a journalistic report

Planning the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic

Writing the opening 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

introduces what the paragraph will be about

gives the reader detailed facts about the topic

Match the parts of the recount paragraph to their definitions:

Identify the verb in this sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

a sentence in which the subject does or is the verb

a sentence where the subject receives the action of the verb

Passengers' luggage was collected by the crew.

The ship was designed by a team of experts.

Which of these sentences are written in the passive voice?

Titanic was built at the Harland and Wolff Shipyard.

Which of these facts should **not** be included in the recount paragraph about the ship's construction?

words and phraseology that journalists use in their reports

Tick the definition of subject-specific vocabulary.

Tick the definition of journalistic language.

Tick the definition of a fronted adverbial.

Match the types of fronted adverbials to their examples.

Titanic (designed by Thomas Andrews) is the largest floating vessel ever built.

(Titanic) designed by Thomas Andrews is the largest floating vessel ever built.

Titanic designed by Thomas Andrews is the largest floating (vessel ever built).

Tick the sentence that uses parenthesis demarcated using brackets correctly.

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

Lesson outcome