Starter quiz
- What is a non-fiction text?
- a story that is made up
- a text that provides information about real-life topics ✓
- a text about someone's life
- a playscript
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- Complete the following sentence: 'A fronted adverbial __________.'
- makes sense by itself
- starts a sentence ✓
- is followed by a full stop
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- Match each word class to its definition.
- noun⇔a naming word for people, places or things ✓
- verb⇔a doing or being word ✓
- adjective⇔a word that describes a noun ✓
- adverb⇔a word that describes a verb ✓
- Which of these are true for non-fiction texts?
- A non-fiction text is full of facts to inform the reader. ✓
- A non-fiction text is made up.
- A non-fiction text has two characters who speak to each other.
- There are different types of non-fiction text. ✓
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- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- It is important to eat a balanced diet. ✓
- it is important to eat a balanced diet.
- It is important to eat a balanced diet
- it is important to eat a balanced diet
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- What is subject-specific vocabulary?
- vocabulary used in a fairytale
- vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject ✓
- vocabulary that is exciting and descriptive
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Exit quiz
- What is the purpose of a non-chronological report?
- to tell an entertaining story
- to persuade the reader of a certain viewpoint
- to provide information about a subject ✓
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- Select the subject-specific vocabulary that you are likely to use when writing a non-chronological report about a healthy lifestyle.
- humans
- balanced diet ✓
- magnificent
- physical activity ✓
- history of Modern Britain
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- Put these sections of an explanation text in the order you would write them in.
- 1⇔Introduction
- 2⇔Section 1
- 3⇔Section 2
- 4⇔Conclusion
- What is a subordinating conjunction?
- a word that starts an adverbial clause ✓
- a word that joins two main clauses to make a compound sentence
- a word that describes a noun
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- Which of the following is an example of a fronted adverbial of cause?
- First,
- Interestingly,
- As a result, ✓
- However,
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- Select an appropriate subordinating conjunction to complete the following sentence: 'Wholegrains are important __________ they keep you fuller for longer.'
- and
- but
- because ✓
- when
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A non-chronological report is a non-fiction text providing information about a particular subject.
- A non-chronological report can be organised into an introduction, paragraphs organised by theme and a conclusion.
- Vocabulary within a non-chronological report is subject-specific and factual; the language and tone is formal.
- Conjunctions are an important linguistic feature within non-chronological reports in order to ensure cohesion.
- A fronted adverbial of cause is a sentence starter that tells the reader the cause and effect of something.
Common misconception
Pupils think that non-chronological reports can be informal.
Identify key linguistic features, such as subject-specific vocabulary and fronted adverbials, which contribute to a formal tone. You could keep a lot of these on a classroom display or English-themed table.
Keywords
Linguistic feature - a structure of language that uses words
Non-chronological report - a non-fiction text that informs about a subject or event and that is written out of time order
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Conjunction - a word that joins words, phrases or clauses
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