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Features of a NewsPaper Report Lesson
Subject: English
Age range: 7-11
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30 March 2019
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Features of a News Paper Report Lesson
KS2 English writing lesson to enhance children’s newspaper reports using emotive language. Lesson pack includes…
- Lesson Plan,
- News Report example,
- Colour coded features checklist,
Lesson designed to support the writing of newspaper reports. Lesson included in News Report Writing - Planning, Lessons and Resources. KS2 English Planning Pack found here… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/news-report-writing-planning-lessons-and-resources-ks2-english-planning-pack-12060029
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A very useful lesson. I’m looking at buying the full planning pack. Thanks 😊
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Writing newspaper reports KS2 – read all about it!
As non-fiction text types go, news articles provide opportunities to develop a whole range of key writing skills....
By Sue Drury
Last updated 24 June 2020
At first, it may seem a bit odd that a news report is one of the KS2 text types that we have to teach. After all, we are constantly being told that newspapers are a dying industry – the ‘dead tree press’. People are increasingly turning to the internet and social media for their news.
Nevertheless, online news services still have their articles written in a style that closely follows the features of a newspaper report that have endured for decades, if not centuries.
Furthermore, it’s a style that helps to develop a very focused approach to writing. The question is, how can you improve your subject knowledge so that you can teach the genre with confidence? As they used to say, read all about it!
Newspaper article and journalistic writing examples
As with any text type, you need to give your pupils the chance to explore a range of quality examples. The problem these days is that fewer and fewer people regularly take a newspaper. Also, the money-making, attention-grabbing side of the industry is taking over. That means too many of the stories are so sensational or salacious that they are totally unsuitable for primary-age children. If you’re lucky, you might have a solid, upstanding local paper you could fall back on.
Alternatively, try The Week Junior – an excellent current affairs magazine, packed with fascinating, child-focused articles from around the world. Every Tuesday, we share an article from the paper, along with a selection of activities to help pupils explore and challenge the content, so if you’re looking for model texts, why not check out the archive ?
Newspaper template – know the structure
Most news reports follow a similar structure – and for a very good reason. Each story has to fight for attention within a crowded newspaper. Readers will be tempted to move on to the next one if they are not immediately hooked. That is why they tend to have a strong headline to let the reader have some idea of what the story is about. After a by-line to tell you who wrote it, the article goes straight in with the make-or-break section – the first paragraph. More of that in a moment. Thereafter, the facts and events should be told in a logical order. Quotes from witnesses or people who are at the centre of the story give more depth to the article. A summary or wrapping-up statement should bring the piece to a close.
Features of a newspaper report ks2 checklist
Fortunately, this consistent structure lends itself perfectly to primary writers because it provides a template that is simple to follow. This also means that they are easy to plan and the success criteria checklists practically write themselves. We offer a ready-made set of examples through our KS2 Text Types pack for newspaper reports.
Newspaper writing KS2 – keep it real
When planning your own class’s newspaper report activities, try to make it as relevant to them as possible. There is sometimes the temptation to synthesise some potential Pulitzer Prize-winning story. However, you are more likely to get good results if it is something the pupils can actually witness and report on, like sports day, a field trip or a special visitor to your school. You might even get some genuine quotes!
How to write a newspaper report KS2 – the importance of planning
There are potentially two levels of planning here. Of course, there is the usual sort of text planning you would expect for any text type and we can help you there with our effective writing pack for news reports. However, having chosen your event to report on, make sure you brief pupils to take detailed notes and make accurate records of any conversations. After all, a good reporter always takes a notebook and probably a voice recorder.
The 5 Ws of a newspaper report
As promised, here is a closer look at first paragraphs. This is probably the most important part of any news article because it has to address the 5 Ws: who, what, why, where and when. A good journalist will usually be able to answer all those questions in one sentence; let’s be kind and give your pupils two sentences. Either way, brevity is the key.
Try carrying in your mind a good example that you can pick apart with your class. A ten-year-old girl was commended at the town hall by the mayor of Bigtown for services to her community yesterday . Or, how about this: Residents of Marshbury faced road chaos yesterday when a fallen tree blocked the by-pass, causing traffic to be diverted through the town centre . See if pupils can identify the who, what, why where and when for both of those examples.
Newspaper article logic and structure
After the introduction, the story has to be told in a logical order – usually chronological order – and will expand upon the key elements of the introduction.
Quoting direct speech and reported speech
Quotes from witnesses can be interlaced throughout this part although they can also be used towards the end of the report to add more colour. This would be a good opportunity to revise the punctuation rules for direct speech. It could also be the chance to cover or recap reported speech as both forms are frequently used in news articles.
Language features – idioms
News reports often include idiomatic language. This would be a good opportunity to explore idioms further by showing how they are used and explaining what they mean – we have great resource packs for KS2 children covering Victorian , Wild West and Shakespearean idioms… but for current affairs, it’s probably best to stick to those still in common use today !
Language features and grammar – tone
Despite powerful people trying to pretend otherwise, most journalists try very hard to be factual and accurate in their reporting and pupils should bear this in mind when writing their own reports. You can explain that many newspapers have editorial pages where opinions are voiced, but these are separate from the news pages and require a different sort of writing, typically persuasive writing or, ideally, balanced arguments.
That’s the news at 10 tips. Now for a look at the weather…
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The key features are: The name of the newspaper. A headline that uses a pun, rhyme, or alliteration to catch the readers' eye. A subtitle that gives a bit more information about what the article is about. The journalist's name. An introductory paragraph that contains the 5 Ws (what, when, who, why)
Features The name of the newspaper A headline that uses a pun, rhyme or alliteration A subtitle which gives a bit more information about what the report is about The reporter's name An introductory paragraph containing the 5 Ws (what, where, when, who, why) Information about the main events presented in chronological order Pictures with captions
KS2; Newspaper features and writing a newspaper. Part of English Non-fiction Year 3 Year 4. ... Watch this video to learn more about the key features of a newspaper report. Make notes if you find ...
What is this checklist for? Stick these handy checklists into your children's books to remind them of the features of a newspaper report, or to help them self-assess or peer-assess a report that they have written in class! Find out more about the features of a newspaper report with the Twinkl Originals 'Twist the Text' Little Red Riding Hood Collection.
KS2 English: Features and Marking Checklists, and Good Modelled Examples. A high level example of a each text type and a features checklist (in pupil friendly language) that can be used to mark against when marking, used as a self assessment tool for children or can be used to begin a unit so children know what to include in their writing.
Learn more about all these elements using this great resource pack when teaching children about writing a newspaper report, which goes perfectly with our KS2 features of a newspaper report checklist. Why do newspaper reports begin with a headline? Newspapers use the headline to grab the readers' attention. The headline might even use a pun ...
The key features are: The name of the newspaper. A headline that uses a pun, rhyme, or alliteration to catch the readers' eye. A subtitle that gives a bit more information about what the article is about. The journalist's name. An introductory paragraph that contains the 5 Ws (what, when, who, why)
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The key features are: The name of the newspaper. A headline that uses a pun, rhyme, or alliteration to catch the readers' eye. A subtitle that gives a bit more information about what the article is about. The journalist's name. An introductory paragraph that contains the 5 Ws (what, when, who, why)
Features of a News Paper Report Lesson. KS2 English writing lesson to enhance children's newspaper reports using emotive language. Lesson pack includes…. Lesson Plan, News Report example, Colour coded features checklist, Lesson designed to support the writing of newspaper reports. Lesson included in News Report Writing - Planning, Lessons ...
To identify the features of a newspaper report. To identify the features of a newspaper report. Download all resources. Share activities with pupils. ... In this lesson, we will recap the purpose, audience, language and layout of newspaper reports. We will read an example newspaper report and identify some of the key features. Licence.
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Key learning points. In this lesson, we will investigate text-type features of a newspaper report. We will then compare two types of newspaper reports - broadsheet and tabloid. Finally, we will label or identify the text-type features, using a model newspaper report as the independent task.
The key features are: The name of the newspaper. A headline that uses a pun, rhyme, or alliteration to catch the readers' eye. A subtitle that gives a bit more information about what the article is about. The journalist's name. An introductory paragraph that contains the 5 Ws (what, when, who, why)
Features of a newspaper report ks2 checklist. Fortunately, this consistent structure lends itself perfectly to primary writers because it provides a template that is simple to follow. This also means that they are easy to plan and the success criteria checklists practically write themselves. We offer a ready-made set of examples through our KS2 ...
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The key features are: The name of the newspaper. A headline that uses a pun, rhyme, or alliteration to catch the readers' eye. A subtitle that gives a bit more information about what the article is about. The journalist's name. An introductory paragraph that contains the 5 Ws (what, when, who, why)
Use this Features of a Newspaper Report Checklist to hand out to children when writing newspaper reports so that they are able to self-asses their work. Twinkl Key Stage 1 - Year 1, Year 2 Educational Resources. Ratings & Reviews. Curriculum Links.
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