In writing, we’re currently working on a piece of journalistic writing all about Leeds West Indian Carnival.
The purpose is to tell the news.
We’re learning about the carnival in our History topic at the moment so we know loads about it! A carnival is a festival that is made up of processions, dancing, music and costumes.
The R2s (remember tos) for our online news article are going to be:
- a headline
- subheadings
- main facts
- history of the carnival
- quotes
Today, we looked more closely at quotes. Your children did a hot-seat where they got to interview some people about the carnival. We then used the quotes gathered from these interviews to turn into direct speech.
Help at home: ask your child who founded the Leeds West Indian Carnival? Why did they start Leeds West Indian Carnival? What does Leeds West Indian Carnival involve?