Planning the recount section of a journalistic report | English

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What is the main section of a journalistic report called?
- the headline
- the image and caption
- the quotes section
- the recount section ✓
What order should the recount section follow?
- it doesn't matter
- with the most recent event first
- chronological order of known events ✓
What type of vocabulary is needed to write the recount?
- general vocabulary
- storytelling language
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- descriptive vocabulary
Which of the following vocabulary will be specific to your journalistic report?
- suspect ✓
- authorities ✓
- charming cottage
- victims ✓
- creatures
Which of the following will be crucial for detailing the event?
- adverbials of time ✓
- viewpoint adverbials
- adverbials of cause
- adverbials of place
What is a plan when writing?
- some ideas jotted down in any order
- a framework created before writing to support the writing process ✓
- a detailed first draft of the written outcome

What is the purpose of the recount section?
- to provide an overview of the event
- to provide quotes from witnesses
- to give specific details of the event in chronological order ✓
- to say what is happening now
True or False? When reporting on a crime, all of the details of the crime are known and reported.
- True
- False ✓
Which details should be included when reporting on a crime?
- timeline of events ✓
- known people involved ✓
- people's opinions
- action taken by police ✓
- assumptions
Place the following details in the order they would appear in paragraph 1 of the recount section.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  suspect seen outside residence, 3.45pm 1st Dec
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Red seen entering residence, 4pm
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  police alerted after witnesses heard screaming
Place the following details in the order they would appear in paragraph 2 of the recount section.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  police arrived on scene 4.15pm, suspect already restrained by woodsman
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  reports that local woodsman broke in with axe to save victims
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  victims suffered injury and distress
What format should a plan be written in?
- bullet points with specific vocabulary ✓
- detailed sentences with general vocabulary
- bullet points with general vocabulary
- detailed sentences with specific vocabulary

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The recount section of a journalistic report provides specific details about the news event in chronological order.
Use of subject-specific vocabulary supports planning for a journalistic report.
Details of the timeline, people involved and action taken are crucial for reporting on a crime.
A plan is written in note format, using bullet points to write the key facts in a few words.

Children may find it difficult to identify which key information should be included in the notes.

Offer opportunities for identifying appropriate note examples and identifying which keywords are most important.

Recount - the section of a journalistic report that provides specific details about the event in chronological order
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - bullet points of key information written out of full sentences