the first paragraph of a journalistic report

how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text’s purpose

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

Writing the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic

English

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

Order the parts of a journalistic report.

capital letters at the start of sentences

extra information in a sentence that can be removed

how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader

Match the key words to their definitions:

Identify the parenthesis in this sentence: The Titanic (built in Belfast) set sail from Southampton earlier today.

Which of these punctuation marks are brackets?

Match the linguistic features to their examples:

give the reader specific facts in chronological order

Which of these is **not** a purpose of the opening of a journalistic report?

Which information should be included in the opening of a journalistic report?

Which of the following should plans **not** include?

a stone or metal platform alongside water for loading ships

Match the subject-specific words to their definitions:

Which of these journalistic phrases explains the time most exactly?

Starter Quiz