GCSE Broadsheet Newspaper Article Writing

GCSE Broadsheet Newspaper Article Writing

(KS4 unit of work with PowerPoint and worksheets)

This differentiated unit of work, which is aimed at middle-to-upper ability GCSE students, explains how to write an effective article for a broadsheet newspaper as required by the GCSE English Language exam.

The unit is made up of five individual lessons, each with differentiated tasks that teach the components of a successful broadsheet article:

• The structural features of a broadsheet article

• Effective and imaginative article headings

• How to write an engaging introduction

• Coherent paragraphs with a topic sentence, evidence and discussion

• Formative assessment task with WAGOLL and success criteria.

Suggested answers are included for all tasks.