Identifying the features of a biography | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Biographies are types of __________ text.
- fiction
- non-fiction ✓
- poetry
Which of these definitions describes the purpose of a text?
- the aim of the text ✓
- the person or people who read a text
- how the text is structured
Which of these definitions describes the audience of a text?
- the aim of the text
- the person or people who read a text ✓
- how the text is structured
Which of these definitions describes the layout of a text?
- the aim of the text
- the person or people who read a text
- how the text is structured ✓
A fronted adverbial is ...
- a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
- a group of words that always contains a verb
- a describing word
A paragraph is ...
- a group of words containing a verb
- a word describing a noun
- a full text
- a collection of sentences, grouped together by theme ✓

Match the key words with their definitions:
- biography
  
  ⇔
  
  a non-fiction text written about someone’s life ✓
- purpose
  
  ⇔
  
  the aim of a text ✓
- linguistic feature
  
  ⇔
  
  a structure of language that uses words ✓
- civil rights activist
  
  ⇔
  
  a person dedicated to securing equal opportunity for minority groups ✓
In 'biography', the letter string 'bio' means '...'
- writing
- study
- life ✓
In 'biography', the letter string 'graphy' means '...'.
- writing ✓
- study
- life
A biography is a non-fiction text written about what?
- a person ✓
- an event
- an idea
- a person's day
Order the parts of a biography.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  introduction
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  sections
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  conclusion
Tick the layout features of biographies.
- title ✓
- address
- subheading ✓
- headline
- paragraphs ✓

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A biography is a non-fiction text written about someone's life.
Linguistic features of a biography include fronted adverbials, facts, relative complex sentences and parenthesis.
Structural features include a title, subheadings and relevant information grouped by theme.
The purpose of a biography is to inform the reader about a particular individual.
In biographies, extra, factual information can be added to clauses using brackets or commas.

Pupils may find identifying linguistic features of the text type challenging.

Explicit explanations are given for key linguistic features and modelled in the example biography.

Biography - a non-fiction text written about someone’s life
Purpose - the aim of a text
Linguistic feature - a structure of language that uses words
Civil rights activist - a person who is dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups