This term we are writing to inform the reader.

We will be focusing on writing recounts in different forms- diaries, newspaper reports and information texts.

Diary

Below is an example of a diary ...

Diary Checklist

Did they…

• include the date and/or time?
• use the words ‘I’, ‘my’, ‘we’ and ‘our’?
• write as if they were there?
• talk about where events happened?
• write about the most important events in order?
• describe their feelings?
• use time linking words, e.g. next, first, then?

Newspapers

This is an example text that  includes the key features of a KS1 news report.

This fun newspaper report includes some key features that KS1 children could include in a news report.

Newspaper reports can be a great way to engage children in writing recounts and writing for different purposes.

How do you write a newspaper report?

• A newspaper report should include a headline that grabs attention.
• It may include alliteration or a pun to engage the reader.
• The news report should include key facts about what happened, without the writer giving their opinion on the events.
• The article could include quotes from witnesses about their experience.
• The report should explain the events in order and can use time words and phrases to make the sequence of events clear.
• Newspaper reports often include a photo and a caption.