'Little Red Riding Hood': journalistic report
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of non-fiction writing from the Year 4 unit 'Anglerfish: non-chronological report'. However, the focus here is on writing a journalistic report. In this unit, pupils are introduced to journalistic writing for the first time. Pupils learn to write in a journalistic tone a recount of a newsworthy event from a fictional stimulus, including quotations from bystanders. This unit prepares pupils for the Year 5 unit 'The Titanic: journalistic report writing', which is based on a true historical event.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Non-fiction text types come in many forms.
- Any non-fiction text is factual.
- News can be reported in newspapers, magazines and online.
- There are many different news outlets.
- Paragraphs help organise texts.
- Information that is clearly presented and written is easier to follow.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of non-fiction writing from the Year 4 unit 'Anglerfish: non-chronological report'. However, the focus here is on writing a journalistic report. In this unit, pupils are introduced to journalistic writing for the first time. Pupils learn to write in a journalistic tone a recount of a newsworthy event from a fictional stimulus, including quotations from bystanders. This unit prepares pupils for the Year 5 unit 'The Titanic: journalistic report writing', which is based on a true historical event.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Non-fiction text types come in many forms.
- Any non-fiction text is factual.
- News can be reported in newspapers, magazines and online.
- There are many different news outlets.
- Paragraphs help organise texts.
- Information that is clearly presented and written is easier to follow.
Reading, writing & oracy
'Little Red Riding Hood': journalistic report
In this unit, pupils write a journalistic report recounting the events of the fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood'. Pupils learn to frame a fictional starting point as a newsworthy event before writing in paragraphs in the journalistic style, including incorporating witness quotes.
10 lessons in unit
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