Journalistic Writing - based on traditional tales

In this lesson, we will discuss journalistic writing and the purpose, audience, language and layout of newspaper reports. We will read an example newspaper report and identify some of the key features.

In this lesson, we will investigate compound nouns, creating them using two nouns.

In this lesson, we will practise writing speech at the beginning and end of sentences with a focus on accurate punctuation.

In this lesson, we will recap the purpose, audience, language and layout of newspaper reports. We will read an example newspaper report and identify some of the key features.

In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences.

In this lesson, we will gather information and evidence about an incident to use in our own newspaper reports.

In this lesson, we will practise and apply our knowledge of compound nouns.

In this lesson, we will discuss formal vocabulary and generate appropriate language for common synonyms.

In this lesson, we will recap the purpose of the opening and chronological recount paragraphs. We will then plan our content in note form.

In this lesson, we will discuss the features and the success criteria for our opening paragraph, look at a model opening paragraph and write the opening paragraph of a newspaper report.

In this lesson, we will recap the purpose of a chronological recount paragraph, explore the features and success criteria for this paragraph and write the chronological recount paragraph of a newspaper report.

In this lesson, we will be investigating homophones. We will explore key vocabulary, investigate and generate rules and find out the new words to learn.

In this lesson, we will explore the features of simple past, present and future tense. We will practise using each tense in sentences.

In this lesson, we will edit our newspaper report, focusing on checking for errors and making improvements.

In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences.

In this lesson, we will plan for our quotes paragraph of a newspaper reports. We will think about what witnesses and people involved in the incident would say.

In this lesson, we will practise and apply our knowledge of homophones.

In this lesson, we will explore the differences between direct and reported speech. We will identify the main features and practise writing and punctuating our own speech sentences.

In this lesson, we will write the quotes paragraph of a newspaper report, focusing on direct and reported speech.

In this lesson, we will write the closing paragraph of a newspaper report, focusing on past, present and future tense.