Unit 16: What's in the news? Section 2: What is happening in our local area?
Objectives
Children should learn:
to develop awareness of recent or proposed changes in a locality
to use ICT to present information
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Ask the children to write a news report about a local issue, eg a new housing estate, closing down of a corner shop. Ask them to publish it using word-processing or desktop publishing software. The children could also create posters about the issue to display around the school, to which other children can respond.
produce a news report that demonstrates their developing awareness of changes in their locality
Points to note
Literacy: this activity can link to an investigation of how newspapers present issues, eg the use of headlines to influence a reader, different 'voices' in a text.
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