Starter quiz
- Journalistic reports are written by ...
- poets.
- authors.
- journalists. ✓
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- Journalistic reports are types of __________ text.
- fiction
- non-fiction ✓
- poetry
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- Which of these definitions describes the purpose of a text?
- the aim of the text ✓
- the person or people who read a text
- how the text is structured
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- Which of these definitions describes the audience of a text?
- the aim of the text
- the person or people who read a text ✓
- how the text is structured
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- Which of these definitions describes the layout of a text?
- the aim of the text
- the person or people who read a text
- how the text is structured ✓
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- A fronted adverbial is ...
- a sentence starter followed by a comma. ✓
- a group of words that always contains a verb.
- a describing word.
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Exit quiz
- Where can journalistic reports be read?
- online ✓
- in newspapaers ✓
- in books
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- Put the sections of a journalistic report in the correct order.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔recount section
- 3⇔quotes section
- 4⇔closing
- Match each term to its definition.
- purpose⇔the aim of the text ✓
- audience⇔the person or people who read a text ✓
- layout⇔how a text is structured ✓
- Match the linguistic devices to their definitions.
- fronted adverbial⇔a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
- relative complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative clause ✓
- parenthesis⇔additional information that can be removed from the sentence ✓
- The purpose of journalistic language is:
- to create a formal tone ✓
- to help the journalist share their personal opinion
- to help the journalist explain what happened ✓
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- Select the viewpoint fronted adverbial.
- However,
- Moreover,
- Of significant interest, ✓
- Consequently,
- As a result,
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Key learning points
- A journalistic report is a non-fiction text that provides information about a particular event.
- A journalistic report can be organised into an opening, paragraphs organised by theme and a closing.
- The title of a journalistic report is called a headline.
- Journalistic language brings a formal, objective tone to the report.
- Features include a range of fronted adverbials, journalistic language, relative complex sentences and parenthesis.
Common misconception
Pupils may not be able to identify journalistic tone.
Journalistic tone is explicitly identified and modelled in explanation and check slides throughout the lesson.
Keywords
Journalistic report - a non-fiction text that provides information about an event
Purpose - the aim of a text
Audience - the person or people that read a text
Layout - the way a text is structured
Linguistic features - words and language that a writer chooses carefully
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