Starter quiz
- Which of these should we aim to include in a journalistic report?
- formal language ✓
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- contractions and chatty or imaginative language
- our own opinion as a journalist
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- Which version of the sentence has the most appropriate tone and vocabulary for a journalistic report?
- The police came along, but they were useless.
- The police? It was like they were barely there!
- Although the police attended the demonstration, they made no arrests. ✓
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- Which of the following will we not include in each main paragraph of our report?
- a summary of the arguments on both sides ✓
- introducing the person whose perspective we're giving
- direct speech
- reported speech
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- Which version of the sentence uses a semi-colon correctly as a cohesive device?
- The police attended the protest two; arrests were made.
- The police attended the protest; two arrests were made. ✓
- The police attended; the protest two arrests were made.
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- Which sentences combine these two pieces of information correctly? 'Ben Braddock said the protest was peaceful. He is a local police inspector.'
- Ben Braddock (a local police inspector) said the protest was peaceful. ✓
- Ben Braddock said the protest, a local police inspector, was peaceful.
- Ben Braddock, who is a local police inspector, said the protest was peaceful. ✓
- Ben Braddock, a local police inspector, said the protest was peaceful. ✓
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- Which sentences use an adverbial complex sentence correctly as a cohesive device?
- When the police arrived, a woman had already chained herself to a tree. ✓
- A woman had already chained herself to a tree when the police arrived. ✓
- A woman, who had chained herself to a tree, was arrested by police.
- One woman took things further, chaining herself to a tree.
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Exit quiz
- Which sentence below uses reported speech?
- Professor Li said, "I fully support these activists."
- Professor Li was one of the activists.
- Professor Li said that she fully supported the activists. ✓
- Professor Li supports the activists.
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- Which sentence uses inverted commas correctly for direct speech?
- Inspector Braddock stated, "We made two arrests"
- Inspector Braddock stated, "We made two arrests." ✓
- Inspector Braddock stated "We made two arrests."
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- Which sentences below are punctuated correctly?
- "Fortunately," he noted, "the protestors were very sensible." ✓
- "Fortunately," he noted "the protestors were very sensible."
- "Fortunately, the protestors were very sensible," he noted. ✓
- "Fortunately, the protestors were very sensible" he noted.
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- Which sentences use parenthesis correctly?
- Professor Li (of Oakville University supported the protestors.
- Professor Li, a climate expert, supported the protestors. ✓
- Professor Li a climate expert, supported the protestors.
- Professor Li (of Oakville University) supported the protestors. ✓
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- After which word could a colon to explain be placed in this sentence? '"I fully support the protestors this road would be a disaster for the climate."'
- support
- protestors ✓
- this
- be
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- Which sentences are relative complex sentences that contain relative clauses?
- The police arrested two activists, who had tried to damage a vehicle. ✓
- Two activists, who had tried to damage a vehicle, were arrested. ✓
- Two activists were arrested while they tried to damage a vehicle.
- Two activists tried to damage a vehicle and they were arrested.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A journalistic report has a formal tone and combines factual statements with different perspectives on an event.
- The main paragraphs give different perspectives using both direct and reported speech.
- Throughout, a range of cohesive devices can be used to connect ideas together.
Common misconception
Pupils may need support with punctuating direct speech in different forms.
Visual structures to support punctuating direct speech can be found in our KS2 Grammar lessons.
Keywords
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
Cohesive devices - language structures that contribute to text cohesion
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