Text Marking a Newspaper Report Model Text

National Curriculum Objective
English Y3/4: In non-narrative material, using simple organisational devices [for example, headings and sub-headings]
English Y5/6: using further organisational and presentational devices to structure text and to guide the reader [for example, headings, bullet points, underlining]

Differentiation:

All Newspaper Reports are about the plight of Hansel and Gretel when they encountered the witch, with more language and more complex features added up through the levels.

Beginner Activity to identify the headline, the people involved, the W's, inverted commas, things that people said, image and caption. Aimed at Year 4 Developing.

Easy Activity to identify the headline, the people involved, the W's, inverted commas, things that people said, image and caption. Text has longer sentences than Beginner. Aimed at Year 4 Secure/Year 5 Emerging.

Tricky Activity to identify the headline, the people involved, the W's, inverted commas, image, caption, by-line, subheading, reported speech, direct speech, facts and summary. Aimed at Year 5 Developing.

Expert Activity to identify the headline, the people involved, the W's, inverted commas, image, caption, by-line, subheading, reported speech, direct speech, facts and summary. Text has more formal language than Tricky. Aimed at Year 5 Secure/Year 6 Emerging.

Brainbox Activity to identify the headline, the people involved, the W's, inverted commas, image, caption, by-line, subheading, reported speech, direct speech, facts, orientation and reorientation. Text has more vocabulary than Expert. Aimed at Year 6 Developing.

Genius Activity to identify the headline, the people involved, the W's, inverted commas, image, caption, by-line, subheading, reported speech, direct speech, facts, orientation and reorientation. Text has more vocabulary than Brainbox. Aimed at Year 6 Secure.

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