Writing the quotes paragraph of a journalistic report
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write the quotes paragraph of a journalistic report.
Key learning points
- The quotes section of a journalistic report should begin with an introductory sentence about witnesses.
- The sentence preceding reported speech can introduce the witness and provide greater detail about them.
- The quote from the witness can be more informal in language and tone than the rest of the paragraph.
- A reporting clause can come before or after direct speech.
- Inverted commas are used to demarcate speech and a piece of punctuation separates speech from the reporting clause.
Keywords
Quotes - exact words or statements taken from a source to support or provide evidence in a piece of writing
Direct speech - the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text
Reporting clause - a clause that tells the reader who said the speech sentence and how
Common misconception
Children might think that a valuable witness must be able to provide details about the event.
Explain that sometimes quotes from witnesses are used to gain an understanding of impact and can be primarily about emotions or feelings.
Teacher tip
Use the Year 4 grammar lessons on the use of relative clauses to support the students in writing a relative complex sentence successfully in this section.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a quote?
Q2. True or False? Direct speech always comes before the reporting clause.
Q3.Order the following to show the correct order for speech first format.
Q4.Order the following to show the correct order for speech second format.
Q5.Select appropriate synonyms for 'said' that could be used in the reporting clause of direct speech in a journalistic report.
Q6.What kind of word can we include in the reporting clause to describe how the witness spoke or felt?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the following sentences for the beginning of the quotes paragraph.
Q2.What is the purpose of a relative clause?
Q3.Which relative pronoun is used at the beginning of a relative clause that is providing detail about a person?
Q4.How do the quotes in a journalistic report differ from the rest of the writing?
Q5.Order the following to form a piece of direct speech in speech first format.
Q6.Order the following to form a piece of direct speech in speech second format.
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