Starter quiz
- Order these parts of a journalistic report.
- 1⇔Headline
- 2⇔Opening
- 3⇔Recount section
- 4⇔Quotes section
- 5⇔Closing
- What is the purpose of the recount section in a journalistic report?
- to give an overview of the whole event
- to give the reader detailed and specific information about the event or topic ✓
- to provide quotes from witnesses
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- What details will not need to be included when reporting on a crime?
- detailed timeline of events that led to the incident
- details of the suspect and their appearance
- how police became alerted to the crime and action taken
- details on what the journalists think of the event ✓
- details about the victims and any other significant people
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- Select the statements that are true about the events leading up to the crime.
- The suspect was seen outside Mrs Puckett’s residence at 3.45pm on 1st Dec. ✓
- The suspect was described as 6ft tall with thick, grey fur. ✓
- Red was seen entering the property at 4pm. ✓
- Red and her grandma were seen leaving the property happily at 3:45pm.
- Screams were heard by neighbours shortly after and police were alerted. ✓
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- Select the statements that are true about what happened when the police arrived.
- Police arrived to find suspect already restrained by a local woodsman. ✓
- It was reported that the woodsman used his axe to break in and save the victims. ✓
- The police arrived but the wolf had already made his escape.
- Further details of the crime and what took place remain unknown. ✓
- The victims, Mrs Puckett and Red, suffered injuries and distress. ✓
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- Select the examples of fronted adverbials of time.
- At 3.45pm on 1st December, ✓
- Inside the victim's residence,
- That afternoon, ✓
- It is thought that
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Exit quiz
- True or false? The recount section comes after the quotes section in a journalistic report.
- True
- False ✓
- Select the examples of journalistic language.
- In the blink of an eye,
- It is believed... ✓
- Amazingly,
- It was reported that... ✓
- He has been described as... ✓
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- Select the examples of subject-specific language you would use in a journalistic report about a crime.
- suspect ✓
- authorities ✓
- breaking and entering ✓
- nasty
- evil
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- Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- fronted adverbial of time⇔sentence starter telling the reader when something happened ✓
- adverbial complex sentence⇔sentence formed of main clause&adverbial subordinate clause ✓
- relative complex sentence⇔sentence formed of main clause & relative subordinate clause ✓
- Match the grammatical term to the example.
- fronted adverbial of time⇔At approximately 3pm, ✓
- adverbial clause⇔As the police arrived, ✓
- relative clause⇔, who were concerned by the screams, ✓
- Which relative clause would fit appropriately to interrupt this main clause? Further details of the crime, __________, currently remain unknown.
- who was later identified as Mr Wolf
- which has shaken the local community ✓
- which was restrained by a local woodsman
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The recount section of a journalistic report provides specific details about a news event in chronological order.
- The use of notes from a plan support in the writing process.
- Formal journalistic language and subject-specific vocabulary is crucial for creating an objective and serious tone.
- The use of fronted adverbials of time supports in communicating the timeline of events to the reader.
- The use of adverbial and relative complex sentences supports in providing greater detail and facts for the reader.
Common misconception
Some students might think that the use of a fronted adverbial phrase forms a complex sentence.
Model examples and non examples to demonstrate that a phrase doesn't contain a verb but a clause does.
Keywords
Journalistic language - words and phraseology used in a journalistic report
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence start that tells the reader when something happens/happened
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause.
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
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