Starter quiz
- Which process is being defined here? 'the way gases in the earth's atmosphere trap some of the sun's heat'
- climate change
- the greenhouse effect ✓
- greenhouse gases
- polar melting
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- What has happened since the Industrial Revolution?
- the level of greenhouse gases has fallen
- the level of greenhouse gases has risen a little
- the level of greenhouse gases has risen a huge amount ✓
- the level of greenhouse gases has stayed the same
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- Put the steps in order to explain why some people may have to leave their homes as a result of climate change.
- 1⇔High levels of greenhouse gases have strengthened the greenhouse effect
- 2⇔This means more of the Sun's heat is trapped
- 3⇔This has led to rising temperatures
- 4⇔As temperatures rise, some areas of the world will become unliveable
- 5⇔People may have to leave their homes and migrate to other areas as a result
- Which of the following is not an effect of climate change?
- sea-level rise
- more hurricanes and droughts
- more industry ✓
- warmer, drier summers in the UK
- loss of polar habitats
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- In a democracy, what can you do if you want to make the government act on an issue like climate change?
- write to your MP ✓
- join a protest ✓
- take over the government by force
- stand in an election to be a politician yourself ✓
- vote in an election for a different government ✓
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- Which of the following often comes at the end of a speech?
- point
- explanation
- proof
- summary ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following are included in a journalistic report?
- the facts about an event ✓
- the journalist's own personal view of the event
- different people's perspectives on the event ✓
- whatever the government has told the journalist to say about the event
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- Which of the following would be appropriate facts to include in a journalistic report?
- Protestors were carrying placards and chanting loudly ✓
- The protestors behaved beautifully
- The protest was completely unnecessary
- One protestor chained herself to a tree ✓
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- How might a journalist ensure that they accurately quote different people whose perspectives they are including in a journalistic report?
- make a note of what they said a few days later
- note down what they are saying as they interview them or just afterwards ✓
- record what they are saying during the interview ✓
- guess what the person might have said
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- Which of the people included in our report might give a quotation in an informal tone?
- the council spokesperson
- the protestor ✓
- the police spokesperson
- the climate expert
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- Which version of this sentence uses a colon correctly to introduce an explanation?
- Protests like these are vital: they raise awareness of climate change. ✓
- Protests like these are vital: They raise awareness of climate change.
- Protests like these are vital they raise: awareness of climate change.
- Protests like these: are vital they raise awareness of climate change.
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- Whose perspective is this quotation written from? 'Although some protestors behaved in an unruly manner, the vast majority were sensible.'
- the protestor
- the council spokesperson
- the police officer ✓
- the climate expert
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Journalistic reports contain a mixture of facts and individuals' perspectives.
- Journalists obtain facts through research, observation and requests for information.
- Journalists can obtain individuals' perspectives using interviews.
- Journalists are obliged to record quotations accurately to reflect individuals' perspectives.
- We can use role play as a way of empathising with different perspectives and generating ideas for writing.
Common misconception
Pupils may provide 'answers' to the journalist's questions rather than a full quotation that stands alone.
You may wish to model writing one of the quotations to show pupils that it needs to stand on its own without the questions as prompts.
Keywords
Fact - something that is true or proven
Perspective - someone's view of events
Journalist - someone who investigates news stories for newspapers, magazines or news websites
Quotation - a word, phrase or sentence that is taken directly from someone's speech
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