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Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3-6)

Unit 11: In the media - what's the news?

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Vocabulary

Through the activities in this unit children will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to:

  • news, eg news story, article, feature, report, bias, balance, influence, information
  • media, eg television, radio, cinema, newspaper, magazine, popular music, internet

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's in the news?
2. Making the news - informing our community
3. How do the media present social issues?