Newspaper Report - 3 lessons - Powerpoint & Differentiated Worksheets - Suitable for Home Learning

This resource includes a Powerpoint with over 50 slides, differentiated tasks, fun activities and is suitable for learning from home. The lessons focus on features of a newspaper and how to structure a newspaper.

Click the link below for a free sample here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/news-reports-2-lessons-plans-free-sample-suitable-for-home-learning-12462966

All lessons are suitable for working from home, additional worksheets are provided that pupils can complete if uploaded to google docs or word online.

Lesson plan:
Lesson 1:
This lesson pupils will learn about the features of a newspaper article, including headings, sub-headings, byline, quotes, photos and captions. Pupils will take part in a fun headlines game and will then find and cut out the features they have learnt about within actual Newspapers to stick in their books. Pupils working from home will use an online Newspaper article of your choice.

Lesson 2:
This lesson pupils will recap the features of a newspaper article in a fun activity, then discuss how to structure a newspaper. Pupils will then learn to write an introduction using the 5 W’s. After pupils will then begin to write their own newspaper report about Stanley and Zero’s escape from Camp Green Lake or a subject of the teacher’s choice. Computer editable worksheet provided for pupils WFH.

Lesson 3:
This lesson pupils will learn about how a newspaper is structured using the headline, lead, body, and tail. They shall recap what they have learnt through a noughts and crosses themed game. Pupils’ will then complete their newspaper article on Stanley and Zero’s escape from Camp Green Lake. Computer ediable document is provided for pupils working from home.

These 3 lessons are part of a 20 lesson scheme of work based on the book Holes. To find out more about the Scheme please follow the link:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/holes-full-scheme-of-work-20-lessons-engaging-powerpoints-and-differentiated-resources-12446715

It is not necessary for pupils to have read Holes to complete these lessons.

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