Read All About It! Writing a News Report

About This Resource

A complete Grade 6 ESL writing pack on news reports. Students read a model report about a rooftop school garden, find the 5 Ws in the lead paragraph, separate facts from opinions, learn the features of a report (headline, lead, body, quotations, past tense, third person) and plan and write their own report about a school event. Includes slides, a lesson plan, worksheet, quiz, homework, flashcards, a rubric and answer keys.

Overview

A news report tells readers about a real event quickly and clearly. The headline catches the reader's attention, and the lead paragraph answers the 5 Ws: who, what, where, when and why. The body adds details, with the most important information first, and quotations from people who were there. Reports use the past tense and the third person, and they give facts rather than the writer's opinions. Students read a model report about students who built a garden on their school roof, answer questions, match the 5 Ws, sort facts and opinions and then plan and write a report about an event at their own school.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Writing a News Report
Category: Writing
File Type: PDF
File Size: 321.8 KB
Published: 12 Nov 2026
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Grade 6 ESL (ages 11–12), A2–B1 60 minutes Writing reading organizing information fact and opinion reported quotations

Learning Objectives

Identify the features of a news report.
Write a lead paragraph that answers the 5 Ws.
Plan and write a news report using facts, quotations and the past tense.

How to Use This Resource

Show the slides with a few real headlines from a children's newspaper. Ask: "What do you want to know after reading a headline?"
Read the model report and do worksheet activities 1 and 2 together.
Students complete activities 3 to 6, then use the quiz and send the homework page home.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Headline match: students match short articles with their headlines and explain the clues.
Interview a witness: partners interview each other about a school event and write one quotation each.
Newsroom: groups turn their reports into a class newspaper with headlines and pictures.

Differentiation

Support: give a 5 Ws planning grid and sentence starters for the lead (On Friday, students at…). Challenge: students include two quotations and a final paragraph about what will happen next.

Assessment

Use the worksheet and quiz to check understanding of report features. Use the rubric to assess the report written in activity 6 or for homework.

Teacher Tips

Students often start with background details instead of the main event. Show the upside-down triangle: the most important facts go first, and less important details come later. Remind students that opinions can appear in a report only inside quotation marks, as something another person said.

What's Included

11-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (8 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 8 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)