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Features of a Newspaper Report KS2

Help your class explore what makes a great headline, how the 5 Ws shape a news story and how direct quotes bring it to life.
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This Features of a Newspaper Report KS2 lesson introduces your class to the key elements used in newspaper writing to inform readers about important events and stories. Features of a newspaper report include headlines, subheadings, quotations, captions, formal language and reported speech, all of which help to present information clearly, engage the reader and report events in an organised way.


Lesson 1: Features of a Newspaper Report

Through the course of the lesson, your children will explore all the key features of a newspaper report, including headlines, layout, direct and reported quotes, pictures, captions, tenses, the 5Ws (who, what, when, where and why), and introductory and closing paragraphs.

Everything you need is included within this Features of a Newspaper Report KS2 English lesson pack - a detailed plan, an engaging set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

You might also be interested in our Newspaper Report lesson within our popular Titanic Recounts and Reports English scheme for Year 5/6.

What's included:

  • Lesson plan
  • Slides
  • Activity ideas
  • Model Texts
  • Text Cards
  • Differentiated worksheets
  • Challenge card
  • Checklist
  • Feature Focus sheets

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