Primary activity
Record a report
Imagine you have been asked by learnnewsdesk to record a report about this story for Be a reporter.
You will have to interview the main people involved in the story and ask them all about it. What questions would you ask? Try to ask open questions that will get a really good, detailed answer (such as "How do you feel about this?") rather than a closed question (such as "Are you happy about this?") which could give you just a yes or no response.
Remember to cover facts such as who, what, where, when and why in your report. But you also need to be careful not to give your own view - you are reporting the facts of the story and not your personal opinion.
Use editing softward, such as Audacity, to edit your podcast and when you are happy with it send it in to us at Be a reporter and we will publish the best online!
Olivia named the chicks Aqua, Splash and Spray!
Picture: PA
Teachers' notes
Primary lesson objectives
- To record a podcast covering a news story
- To distinguish between facts and opinion
- To edit work to improve its quality for listeners
Primary curriculum links
Primary Strategy - Literacy Framework
Year 6
Non-fiction Unit 2 – Journalistic writing
Phase One
Glossary
Docile quiet and peaceful
Fare get along
Offspring children
Ornithologist someone who studies birds
Persecuted hunted
Ringed this is when a metal band is put around the birds leg - the band contains vital information about the bird