Writing the second half of a journalistic report based on 'When The Sky Falls' | English

Starter quiz

Whose perspectives are included in our journalistic report based on 'When the Sky Falls'?
- air raid warden ✓
- a local resident
- Mrs F ✓
- Joseph ✓
- the council ✓
Which of these are not a feature of a formal tone?
- factual language
- chatty, imaginative language ✓
- serious language
- contractions ✓
- giving your own opinion ✓
Which sentence uses a formal tone that is appropriate for a journalistic report?
- Mrs Farrelly told me she understood the wardens' actions.
- Mrs Farrelly said that she understood the wardens' actions. ✓
- Mrs Farrelly said she wouldn't have handled the situation the same way herself.
- Mrs Farrelly, a rather stern woman, is the manager of the zoo.
What does this sentence from a main paragraph show? 'Mr Mayo said that the wardens had arrived just in time to save the boy from the wolf.'
- direct speech
- reported speech ✓
- factual information
- an individual's perspective ✓
Which of the following is not found in the main paragraphs of our journalistic report?
- an individual's perspective on the event
- direct speech
- information looking to the future ✓
- reported speech
- additional factual information
Which cohesive device is used in this sentence? 'Mrs Farrelly, who is the zoo manager, said that she understood the wardens' actions.'
- relative complex sentence ✓
- parenthesis in brackets
- adverbial complex sentence
- compound sentence

Which of these are features specific to the conclusion of our journalistic report?
- summary of the events
- looking to the future ✓
- the most up-to-date information ✓
- the 'official' perspective ✓
What is the 'official' perspective in our newspaper report?
- Mrs F's perspective
- Joseph's perspective
- the council spokesperson's perspective ✓
- the air raid warden's perspective
What cohesive device is seen in this example? 'Joseph, a volunteer at the zoo, explained that he had come to the zoo to protect the public.'
- parenthesis in brackets
- parenthesis in commas ✓
- relative complex sentence
- adverbial complex sentence
Which example below uses reported speech correctly?
- Joseph said, "I can't believe he's gone."
- Joseph said that he "can't believe he's gone."
- Joseph said that he couldn't believe the gorilla was gone. ✓
- Joseph said can't believe the gorilla was gone.
What feature of a conclusion is shown in this sentence? 'The zoo will remain closed for the duration of the war; however, it will require public donations to survive.'
- giving the 'official' position
- giving the most up-to-date information about the event
- looking to the future ✓
- reported and direct speech
What feature of a conclusion is shown in this sentence? 'The remaining animals at the zoo are now secure.'
- giving the 'official' position
- giving the most up-to-date information about the event ✓
- looking to the future
- reported and direct speech

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A journalistic report has a formal tone and it combines factual statements with different perspectives on an event.
The main paragraphs give different perspectives, using both direct and reported speech.
The conclusion includes the 'official' perspective, gives the most up-to-date information and looks to the future.
Throughout, a range of cohesive devices can be used to connect ideas together.

Pupils may struggle to integrate direct and reported speech into a paragraph that also contains factual information.

During shared writing, model how we can switch between direct and reported speech.

Formal tone - the effect created by using serious, factual language
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
Cohesive devices - language structures that contribute to text cohesion