Suitable for pupils in year 5&6, this resource includes a high quality model newspaper report. It describes the death defying World Trade Center tightrope walk performed by Frenchman Philippe Petit in 1974 (as recently portrayed in the 2015 film - The Walk). Also included is a teaching presentation to assist in the writing of an effective newspaper report introduction and a two page blank newspaper template. You will also find a success criteria sample (WMG) attached with an open source You Tube video clip.
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Created: Nov 27, 2016
Updated: May 13, 2020
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- English
- Cross-curricular topics / Buildings
- Cross-curricular topics / Circus
- Cross-curricular topics / Explorers and adventurers
- Cross-curricular topics / Famous people
- Cross-curricular topics / In the news
- English / Creative writing
- English / Guided reading
- English / Non-fiction
- English / Speaking and listening
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