Engage writers with this three-day newspaper report unit based on England’s exciting 4–2 World Cup victory over Croatia. Designed to develop key journalistic writing skills, the resource guides pupils through analysing newspaper features, gathering information using the 5Ws, planning a report, and producing a polished final piece.

The lessons include structured activities, discussion opportunities, planning tasks, editing checkpoints, and success criteria to help children write with confidence. Pupils will learn how to organise events chronologically, incorporate direct and reported speech, create effective headlines and captions, and write in a formal journalistic style.

Perfect for upper Key Stage 2 and lower Key Stage 3, this ready-to-use resource provides a clear progression from research and planning to drafting, editing, and publishing, making it ideal for literacy lessons, writing units, or cross-curricular links with sport and current events.

It contains;
Lesson planning
3 day lesson powerpoint presentation
Day 1 pupil planning sheet
Word Bank
Differentiated Day 2 planning sheets