Starter quiz
- Which of these will not be 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
- the complete interview with each of the people mentioned ✓
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- Which of the following would be appropriate facts to include in a journalistic report?
- The police were utterly useless: they did nothing at all.
- The police made no arrests. ✓
- The council has said it will meet with the protestors. ✓
- The council - as usual - is messing everything up.
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- What are the most reliable ways a journalist can make sure they have quoted a person accurately in a report?
- record the interview ✓
- make a note of what is being said during the interview ✓
- make a note a week later about what was said
- check with the person themselves if their notes are accurate
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- Which of the people included in our report might give a quotation in a formal 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?
- The protest was a great success many people: came with placards and banners.
- The protest was a great success: Many people came with placards and banners.
- The protest was a great success: many people came with placards and banners. ✓
- The protest was a great success many people: Came with placards and banners.
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- Which perspective is this quotation written from? 'While we plan to continue with construction, we are happy to listen to these activists' concerns.'
- the protestor
- the council spokesperson ✓
- the police officer
- the climate expert
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Exit quiz
- Put the parts of our journalistic report in the correct order.
- 1⇔introduction that summarises the event
- 2⇔main paragraphs that give different perspectives
- 3⇔conclusion that updates the information and looks to the future
- Which of the following might be included in a main paragraph of our journalistic report?
- the name of the person whose perspective we're giving ✓
- direct speech quoting someone from the event ✓
- information looking to the future about what will happen next
- reported speech explaining what they said ✓
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- Match the subject-specific vocabulary to its meaning.
- direct action⇔trying to stop things directly ✓
- advocate for⇔push for ✓
- demonstration⇔protest or presentation ✓
- activists⇔people who campaign ✓
- Which piece of direct speech below best matches this reported speech? 'Professor Li said that the protestors should be applauded.'
- "I was applauding watching these protestors," commented Professor Li.
- "We should applaud these protestors," commented Professor Li. ✓
- Professor Li commented that we should applaud the protestors.
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- Which words best complete this reported speech? 'Inspector Braddock __________ officers had a duty to protect freedom of speech.'
- moaned that
- stated that ✓
- shouted that
- sighed that
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- Which sentence below shows 'looking to the future' as we might see in a conclusion?
- Building works will be suspended until this is resolved. ✓
- Earlier today, protestors set up camp in the forest.
- The council said it understood people's strong feelings on the issue.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Writing is most successful when it is planned.
- The introduction of a journalistic report will include a summary of the event, including who, what, where, when & why.
- The main paragraphs will be themed around different perspectives, integrating relevant facts.
- The conclusion will include an official perspective, the most up-to-date information and a look to the future.
- We can plan to use subject-specific vocabulary relevant to the subject of the report.
Common misconception
Pupils may feel that they need to record the direct speech in full to ensure it is 'accurate'.
Although real journalists would want to keep the quotations exactly the same, it is fine for us to write notes in a plan.
Keywords
Summary - an overview of the main points of a text or an event
Direct speech - when the exact words spoken by someone are written down, usually enclosed in inverted commas to indicate speech
Reported speech - when we write what someone said without using the exact words they spoke and without using inverted commas
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary we use when writing about a particular subject
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