Starter quiz
- Match the words to their meanings.
- perspective⇔someone's view on events ✓
- fact⇔something which is true and proven ✓
- direct speech⇔using a quotation to show the exact words someone used ✓
- reported speech⇔saying what someone had said without using their exact words ✓
- Which features are shown in this passage? 'Andy Mayo, an air raid warden, said, “As soon as we got there, we saw a starved-looking wolf heading towards Joseph.”'
- a person's perspective ✓
- reported speech
- direct speech ✓
- information about what will happen next
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- Which of the sentences below use reported speech?
- Mrs Farrelly said, "I understand why the wardens did what they did."
- Mrs Farrelly said she understood the wardens' decision. ✓
- Mrs Farrelly explained that keeping the zoo open during the war had been hard. ✓
- "We won't re-open until after the war," she added.
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- Which of the following is true of this passage? 'When wardens arrived at the zoo, they spotted a wolf heading for a young boy.'
- it is presented as factual information ✓
- it is presented as a perspective on the events
- it includes direct speech
- it includes reported speech
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- Which of the following show individuals' perspectives?
- The council said that they would help Mrs Farrelly to rebuild the zoo. ✓
- The zoo has been closed for the entire war so far.
- A wolf was also shot dead in the incident.
- "We arrived just in time!" added the warden. ✓
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- Which of these perspectives do we plan to include in our journalistic report for 'When the Sky Falls'?
- air raid warden ✓
- Mrs F ✓
- a local person who was nearby
- Joseph ✓
- council spokesperson ✓
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Exit quiz
- Put the sections of a journalistic report in order.
- 1⇔a headline that briefly summarises the event
- 2⇔an introduction that summarises the key details
- 3⇔main paragraphs that give different perspectives
- 4⇔a conclusion giving the 'official' position and looking to the future
- Match the information contained in the introduction of a journalistic report to its label.
- who⇔Adonis the gorilla ✓
- what⇔was shot by air raid wardens ✓
- where⇔North London Zoo ✓
- when⇔yesterday ✓
- why⇔after he escaped his cage during an air raid ✓
- Which are true of this passage? '“It’s still a shock,” she added. “I’ve had Adonis for years and he’d been through a lot recently.”'
- it includes direct speech ✓
- it includes reported speech
- it is presented as factual information
- it is presented as a perspective on events ✓
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- 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 that person ✓
- information looking to the future about what will happen next
- reported speech explaining what they said ✓
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- Where in a journalistic report might we find this passage? 'Last night, a gorilla was shot at North London Zoo after escaping its cage during an air raid.'
- headline
- introduction ✓
- main paragraphs
- conclusion
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- Which of the following might we include in our conclusion to a journalistic report?
- the most up-to-date information ✓
- information about what will happen next ✓
- information about 'who, where, what, why and when'
- the 'official' position ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Writing is most successful when it is planned.
- In a journalistic report, we can plan both the factual information and perspectives we include.
- A journalistic report starts with an introduction giving a summary of the factual information.
- The main paragraphs include perspectives using direct and reported speech, along with some additional facts.
- The conclusion gives the 'official' perspective and looks to the future.
Common misconception
Integrating factual information into the main paragraphs can be challenging.
We can't tell the whole story in the introduction; the story of what happened is gradually revealed as the perspectives are given.
Keywords
Factual information - information that is true or proven
Perspective - someone’s view of events
Summary - an overview of the main points of a text or of an event
Direct speech - when we write the exact words spoken by someone, 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
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