ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 4)
Unit 4A: Writing for different audiences
Section 1: SETTING THE SCENE
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Objectives |
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- key idea: that newspapers use a variety of presentation techniques and written effects to communicate messages
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Activities |
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- Show the class examples of articles from newspapers. Ask them to read them in small groups and to mark on them effects, such as: the use of expressive language; clear sequence; different style headings. Explain that they are going to produce newspaper articles, which share these features, using a word processor.
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- recognise that newspapers use a variety of written and visual effects
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Points to note |
'Telescoping' or 'zooming in', where the reader is drawn into the article by a reduction in font size, is a useful way of thinking about headings.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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