Identifying the features of a journalistic report in preparation for writing about the Titanic
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify the purpose and linguistic features of a journalistic report.
Key learning points
- A journalistic report is a non-fiction text that provides information about a particular event.
- A journalistic report can be organised into an opening, paragraphs organised by theme and a closing.
- The title of a journalistic report is called a headline.
- Journalistic language brings a formal, objective tone to the report.
- Features include a range of fronted adverbials, journalistic language, relative complex sentences and parenthesis.
Keywords
Journalistic report - a non-fiction text that provides information about an event
Purpose - the aim of a text
Audience - the person or people that read a text
Layout - the way a text is structured
Linguistic features - words and language that a writer chooses carefully
Common misconception
Pupils may not be able to identify journalistic tone.
Journalistic tone is explicitly identified and modelled in explanation and check slides throughout the lesson.
Teacher tip
Showing pupils videos and pictures of the Great Exhibition will help bring this event to life. Having a range of primary source journalistic report materials accessible for pupils about the Great Exhibition will help too.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Journalistic reports are written by ...
Q2.Journalistic reports are types of __________ text.
Q3.Which of these definitions describes the purpose of a text?
Q4.Which of these definitions describes the audience of a text?
Q5.Which of these definitions describes the layout of a text?
Q6.A fronted adverbial is ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where can journalistic reports be read?
Q2.Put the sections of a journalistic report in the correct order.
Q3.Match each term to its definition.
the aim of the text
the person or people who read a text
how a text is structured
Q4.Match the linguistic devices to their definitions.
a sentence starter followed by a comma
a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative clause
additional information that can be removed from the sentence
Q5.The purpose of journalistic language is:
Q6.Select the viewpoint fronted adverbial.
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