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QCA

Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3/6)

Unit 16: What's in the news?

QCA

Prior learning

Literacy: children can practise their non-fiction writing through this unit and consider different styles and forms of written text.

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.

Literacy: there are opportunities to highlight how information is selected and printed in different texts, eg newspapers, encyclopedia.

To answer the enquiry question, focus activities on specific questions, eg What is it like here? How will this change? How will other people in the community respond?

IT: using wordprocessing and desktop publishing software to present information ( Unit 4A)


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What is in the local or national newspapers today? Where is the place? What is happening there?
2. What is happening in our local area?
3. What will the weather be like today or tomorrow? How does weather vary around the world?
4. What is in the local, national or international news today? Where are these places? What is happening there? Why?
5. What is happening in our local area?
6. What is in the televised news today? What is happening and why? How does weather vary around the world? Why?
7. What is in the radio traffic news today?
8. What is happening in our local area? How and why is the place changing? How will people in the community respond?
9. General