Example newspaper report based on the children’s novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying The Iron Man. The example text reports on the events in Chapter 2 of the book when Hogarth first sees the Iron Man.
The model newspaper report comes with a feature identification worksheet for children to fill in, plus an answer sheet that can be uploaded for remote learning or shared in class.
After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation activities.
Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text. Pupils’ reports can be about the events in Chapter 2 or a different event from later on in the novel.
This resource comes with the following documents:
• Example newspaper report
• Feature find
• Feature find answers
• Quotation punctuation activity with answers
• Newspaper report planning template
• Newspaper report writing templates x2
• Text extract
The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• Headline in the present tense
• Byline
• Date
• Introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws
• Quotes, with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Passive voice
• Alliteration
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Fronted adverbials
• Present perfect tense
A text extract has been included so that this resource can be used in as standalone series of lessons. All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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