Transition Year Module 2: Journalism

A complete Transition Year English Journalism module designed to help students become confident, curious and critical young reporters.

Across this module, students explore what journalism is, how news stories are shaped, and how to write factual, balanced and engaging articles. The resource includes lessons on tabloid vs broadsheet newspapers, headlines, bias, tone, style, fake news, fact-checking, journalism ethics, interviews, opinion writing and class newspaper production.

The module builds towards a final class newspaper project, making it ideal for project-based learning in TY English.

What’s included:

• Module overview and portfolio task
• Introduction to journalism
• Tabloid vs broadsheet newspapers
• Headlines that hook
• Bias, tone and style
• Media bias and framing
• Loaded language
• Fake news and fact-checking
• Journalism ethics
• Reporting real events
• Interviewing and feature writing
• Opinion writing and editorial tasks
• Class newspaper planning and production
• Reflection activities

Students will develop skills in writing, questioning, research, critical thinking, media literacy, collaboration and communication.

This is a practical, student-friendly resource that gives TY students a real purpose for writing and encourages them to think more carefully about the media they consume.