This pack contains a number of resources to support pupils to write a police report, which is a type of recount, about an incident from a story that pupils may know or that you are currently reading. The resources are based on two model texts based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the Greek mythological creature, Medusa. A planning sheet for pupils to write their own police reports is included to support the writing process.
What is included in this resource pack?
- Police report model text: Break In at The Bear’s Cottage - This model text is a police report about Goldilocks entering the bears’ cottage without permission from the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It can be read and annotated by pupils with a list of features to look for is included at the bottom of the page.
- Police report model text: Medusa - This model text is a police report that lists the wrong doings of Medusa, a gorgon from Greek mythology. It can be read and annotated by pupils with a list of features to look for is included at the bottom of the page.
- Police report writing wheet - This contains success criteria for writing as well as examples of grammar and punctuation from the programmes of study for LKS2 (fronted adverbials and the use of pronouns) and UKS2 (formal vocabulary and use of parenthesis).
- Police report writing plan - This worksheet allows pupils to plan out their own police report that should be based on a story that the pupils know well.
- Writing paper - The themed writing paper can be used for pupils to present their work.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Year 3 / 4
Pupils should be taught to plan their writing by discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar
Year 5 / 6
Pupils should be taught to plan their writing by
- identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own
- noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary