Newspaper Article on an Important Event from World War 2.
Choose one of the following events and write a newspaper article about it. Please download the powerpoint template file and use it to create your newspaper report.
1. The Blitz
2. VE Day
3. Pearl Harbour
4. Leaving Dunkirk
5. World War 2 is Declared.
1. The Blitz
2. VE Day
3. Pearl Harbour
4. Leaving Dunkirk
5. World War 2 is Declared.

Old Style Newspaper Template for World War 2.pptx |

Planning Sheet for Newspaper Report.docx |
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Group 1 - Big Write No.6

Children evacuated during the World War 2.
Big Write No.4
HOPE.
Reflection Questions.
Who is the man in the park? What has happened to him?
What do you think he is hoping for? What is significant about the flowers?
What colour is winter? What colour is summer?
Is there more happiness or sadness in the world?
Who is the man in the park? What has happened to him?
What do you think he is hoping for? What is significant about the flowers?
What colour is winter? What colour is summer?
Is there more happiness or sadness in the world?
Story Starter
The flowers gave him hope.
Sitting there in the frost-covered park, with snowflakes gently falling from the cold, October sky, he reflected upon the events of the past few days. Despite everything, he still had hope for the future.
The flowers gave him hope.
Sitting there in the frost-covered park, with snowflakes gently falling from the cold, October sky, he reflected upon the events of the past few days. Despite everything, he still had hope for the future.
The Tomb.
(Group 1)
(Group 1)
Reflection Questions.
Who is your character in your story?
What is a tomb?
What is it that your character thinks he has discovered? Look closely for clues in the picture.
Where in the world do you think your character and his team are?
How do you think they are feeling as they are standing in front of the door?
What might they find inside?
Who is your character in your story?
What is a tomb?
What is it that your character thinks he has discovered? Look closely for clues in the picture.
Where in the world do you think your character and his team are?
How do you think they are feeling as they are standing in front of the door?
What might they find inside?
Big Write No. 3
The Ghostly Shadow
The Ghostly Shadow
Reflection questions for your story.....
Who might the character in the picture be?
Do the trees remind you of anything?
Why do you think there are fences either side of the road?
Where might the road lead to?
What time of day do you think it is?
What sounds might you be able to hear if you were there?
Who might the character in the picture be?
Do the trees remind you of anything?
Why do you think there are fences either side of the road?
Where might the road lead to?
What time of day do you think it is?
What sounds might you be able to hear if you were there?
Story starter
One second you saw it, the next you didn’t. She wanted to turn around and leave this strange place, but curiosity got the better of her.
The fog seemed to be alive. It danced amongst the trees: smothered, slithered, sneaked, in and out of the branches. The trees lining the road, sentinels of the night, seemed to sway in the breeze, their branches reaching up like tentacles clawing for the sky, yearning to escape the cloying fog.
One second you saw it, the next you didn’t. The ghostly shadow vanished once again into the mist.
She had come too far to turn back now. Goosebumps prickled on her cold, clammy skin, and she was sure she could hear her heart thumping inside her chest like a fluttering bird begging to be let out of its cage. Pulling her scarf tightly around herself, she stepped forward into the woods, towards the place where the shadow had been…(take the story on....)
One second you saw it, the next you didn’t. She wanted to turn around and leave this strange place, but curiosity got the better of her.
The fog seemed to be alive. It danced amongst the trees: smothered, slithered, sneaked, in and out of the branches. The trees lining the road, sentinels of the night, seemed to sway in the breeze, their branches reaching up like tentacles clawing for the sky, yearning to escape the cloying fog.
One second you saw it, the next you didn’t. The ghostly shadow vanished once again into the mist.
She had come too far to turn back now. Goosebumps prickled on her cold, clammy skin, and she was sure she could hear her heart thumping inside her chest like a fluttering bird begging to be let out of its cage. Pulling her scarf tightly around herself, she stepped forward into the woods, towards the place where the shadow had been…(take the story on....)
Big Write No 2
Reflection questions for your story.....
Who is telling the story?
Who are they with?
Why have the people arrived on the island for two months?
If you had the chance to go on an island adventure and could only take 3 things, what would you take? Who would you choose to go with you and why?
Where do you think this island might be?
Who is telling the story?
Who are they with?
Why have the people arrived on the island for two months?
If you had the chance to go on an island adventure and could only take 3 things, what would you take? Who would you choose to go with you and why?
Where do you think this island might be?
Story starter
The trees, which stretched up far from the sandy shoreline, covered almost all of the small island. We sat there quietly, taking in the natural beauty that surrounded us. Finally, we had made it to paradise, our home for the next two months. At that moment, as a faint rainbow painted the sky with colour, I felt a sense of anticipation about our time on the island. ‘How will you cope without your phone?’, ‘What will you do for food?’, ‘Won’t you be scared?’ my family had asked. I didn’t have answers to their questions but as the sun began to break through the clouds, I knew that the months ahead would be full of challenges and excitement…(take the story on...)
Sick sentences!
These sentences are sick and need your help to get better.
We got to the island. We saw the trees and the beach. We sat on the beach. I was excited.
The trees, which stretched up far from the sandy shoreline, covered almost all of the small island. We sat there quietly, taking in the natural beauty that surrounded us. Finally, we had made it to paradise, our home for the next two months. At that moment, as a faint rainbow painted the sky with colour, I felt a sense of anticipation about our time on the island. ‘How will you cope without your phone?’, ‘What will you do for food?’, ‘Won’t you be scared?’ my family had asked. I didn’t have answers to their questions but as the sun began to break through the clouds, I knew that the months ahead would be full of challenges and excitement…(take the story on...)
Sick sentences!
These sentences are sick and need your help to get better.
We got to the island. We saw the trees and the beach. We sat on the beach. I was excited.
Big Write No. 1 - - The Troll
Reflection questions for your story.....
1. What do you think the troll is thinking?
2. Do you think he means to cause all this fuss?
3. How will the people deal the troll?
4. Would you try to catch him or communicate with him?
5. When faced with a problem, what are the best ways to deal with it?
6. Where do you think the troll has come from?
7. What do you think the rope around the troll’s waist is for?
Story starter (for Y5, Y6 & Y7)
Thump! He slammed his enormous, grass-covered foot into the middle of the road, sending shockwaves of dust and debris in all directions. With a loud grunt, the troll wrenched the entire fully tiled roof off a nearby holiday home, with the owners peering helplessly on out of the downstairs windows. He didn’t mean any harm, but he just couldn’t help himself…......(take the story on....)
1. What do you think the troll is thinking?
2. Do you think he means to cause all this fuss?
3. How will the people deal the troll?
4. Would you try to catch him or communicate with him?
5. When faced with a problem, what are the best ways to deal with it?
6. Where do you think the troll has come from?
7. What do you think the rope around the troll’s waist is for?
Story starter (for Y5, Y6 & Y7)
Thump! He slammed his enormous, grass-covered foot into the middle of the road, sending shockwaves of dust and debris in all directions. With a loud grunt, the troll wrenched the entire fully tiled roof off a nearby holiday home, with the owners peering helplessly on out of the downstairs windows. He didn’t mean any harm, but he just couldn’t help himself…......(take the story on....)
Sick Sentences!
Improving a sentence.
From: The troll put his hand on the house. He had a big nose and yellow teeth. He was covered in grass.
To:
Like a prowling predator, the ugly, outraged troll put his mammoth, muddy hand on the frightened little house. He had an immense, weather-beaten nose and grotesquely yellow teeth. Although he was covered from head to toe in wet, itchy grass, he still continued with his rampage through the tiny terrified town.
Improving a sentence.
From: The troll put his hand on the house. He had a big nose and yellow teeth. He was covered in grass.
To:
Like a prowling predator, the ugly, outraged troll put his mammoth, muddy hand on the frightened little house. He had an immense, weather-beaten nose and grotesquely yellow teeth. Although he was covered from head to toe in wet, itchy grass, he still continued with his rampage through the tiny terrified town.