an overview of the main points of a text or of an event

when we write the exact words spoken by someone, enclosed in inverted commas to indicate speech

when we write what someone said without using the exact words they spoke and without using inverted commas

Planning a journalistic report based on 'When The Sky Falls'

English

In this unit, pupils write a narrative climax and use it as the stimulus for writing a diary entry from a character's perspective.

In 'A Kind of Spark’: Narrative Writing', pupils finessed writing a build-up and climax with a focus on switching between the past and present tense to highlight a jump in perspective. In this unit, pupils will write a narrative climax and use it as the stimulus for writing a diary entry from a character's perspective.

In this unit, pupils write a narrative climax and a journalistic report based on the text, 'When the Sky Falls', focusing on changing tone and style to meet each outcome's purpose. The journalistic report is based on an event in the novel. These outcomes can be used for KS2 SATS writing.

'When the Sky Falls': narrative and journalistic report writing

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

a headline that briefly summarises the event

an introduction that summarises the key details

main paragraphs that give different perspectives

a conclusion giving the 'official' position and looking to the future

Put the sections of a journalistic report in order.

after he escaped his cage during an air raid

Match the information contained in the introduction of a journalistic report to its label.

it is presented as a perspective on events

Which are true of this passage? '“It’s still a shock,” she added. “I’ve had Adonis for years and he’d been through a lot recently.”'

the name of the person whose perspective we're giving

information looking to the future about what will happen next

reported speech explaining what they said

Which of the following might be included in a main paragraph of our journalistic report? 

Where in a journalistic report might we find this passage? 'Last night, a gorilla was shot at North London Zoo after escaping its cage during an air raid.'

information about 'who, where, what, why and when'

Which of the following might we include in our conclusion to a journalistic report?

using a quotation to show the exact words someone used

saying what someone had said without using their exact words

Which features are shown in this passage? 'Andy Mayo, an air raid warden, said, “As soon as we got there, we saw a starved-looking wolf heading towards Joseph.”'

Mrs Farrelly said, "I understand why the wardens did what they did."

Mrs Farrelly said she understood the wardens' decision.

Mrs Farrelly explained that keeping the zoo open during the war had been hard.

"We won't re-open until after the war," she added.

Which of the sentences below use reported speech?

it is presented as a perspective on the events

Which of the following is true of this passage? 'When wardens arrived at the zoo, they spotted a wolf heading for a young boy.'

The council said that they would help Mrs Farrelly to rebuild the zoo. 

The zoo has been closed for the entire war so far. 

A wolf was also shot dead in the incident.

"We arrived just in time!" added the warden.

Which of the following show individuals' perspectives? 

Which of these perspectives do we plan to include in our journalistic report for 'When the Sky Falls'?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

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