Writing the recount section of a journalistic report
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write the recount section of a journalistic report.
Key learning points
- The recount section of a journalistic report provides specific details about a news event in chronological order.
- The use of notes from a plan support in the writing process.
- Formal journalistic language and subject-specific vocabulary is crucial for creating an objective and serious tone.
- The use of fronted adverbials of time supports in communicating the timeline of events to the reader.
- The use of adverbial and relative complex sentences supports in providing greater detail and facts for the reader.
Keywords
Journalistic language - words and phraseology used in a journalistic report
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence start that tells the reader when something happens/happened
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause.
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
Common misconception
Some students might think that the use of a fronted adverbial phrase forms a complex sentence.
Model examples and non examples to demonstrate that a phrase doesn't contain a verb but a clause does.
Teacher tip
Create a display or word bank with several examples of journalistic language, e.g. It is believed that... / It has been reported that... / It is alleged that... / Allegedly, ..., for pupils to refer to.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order these parts of a journalistic report.
Q2.What is the purpose of the recount section in a journalistic report?
Q3.What details will not need to be included when reporting on a crime?
Q4.Select the statements that are true about the events leading up to the crime.
Q5.Select the statements that are true about what happened when the police arrived.
Q6.Select the examples of fronted adverbials of time.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? The recount section comes after the quotes section in a journalistic report.
Q2.Select the examples of journalistic language.
Q3.Select the examples of subject-specific language you would use in a journalistic report about a crime.
Q4.Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
sentence starter telling the reader when something happened
sentence formed of main clause&adverbial subordinate clause
sentence formed of main clause & relative subordinate clause
Q5.Match the grammatical term to the example.
At approximately 3pm,
As the police arrived,
, who were concerned by the screams,
Q6.Which relative clause would fit appropriately to interrupt this main clause? Further details of the crime, __________, currently remain unknown.
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