Introducing the context of 'Shackleton's Journey' | English

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What do non-fiction texts usually contain?
- factual information ✓
- long conversations between characters
- photographs, documents and evidence ✓
- plot twists
- Index ✓
What does a glossary help you do in a non-fiction text?
- It organises the information within a text and outlines the order.
- It provides concise definitions of key terms and terminology used in the text. ✓
- It provides a reader with synonyms that have a similar meaning to the word.
- It lists the sources and references used within the text.
True or False? Non-fiction texts can only be presented in one form.
- True
- False ✓
By analysing the front cover, which genre is the text likely to be?
- poetry
- humour
- science fiction
- non-fiction ✓
- folklore
Who is the publisher of the following text?
- Kids' Encyclopaedia
- Christopher Lloyd
- Britannica Books ✓
Match the non-fiction terms to their definitions.
- purpose
  
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  the reason it was written and the desired impact ✓
- audience
  
  ⇔
  
  who the text was aimed or targeted to be read by ✓
- context
  
  ⇔
  
  surrounding details that help explain what you're reading ✓
- evidence
  
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  information from a text that can support reasoning ✓

Match the following details from the text's front cover.
- author and illustrator
  
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  William Grill ✓
- title
  
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  Shackleton's Journey ✓
- publisher
  
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  Flying Eye Books ✓
Match the keywords to their definitions.
- non-fiction
  
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  a genre of text which presents real events and information ✓
- context
  
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  surrounding details that help understand what you're reading ✓
- expedition
  
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  an organised journey for a purpose, often exploration ✓
- Antarctica
  
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  Earth's southernmost continent, covered by ice ✓
Which year was Ernest Shackleton born?
- '1874' ✓
How many people initially applied to join Shackleton's Crew?
- 50
- 500
- 5,000 ✓
- 50,000
Select the names of the lifeboats mentioned that Shackleton had on board the Endurance?
- Stancomb Wills ✓
- James Caird ✓
- George Marston
- Dudley Docker ✓
- Tom Crean
Match the following crew members to their role on board.
- Louis Rickinson
  
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  chief engineer ✓
- Henry McNeish
  
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  ship's carpenter ✓
- Timothy McCarthy
  
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  able seaman ✓
- James Wordie
  
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  expedition geologist ✓
- Thomas Orde-Lees
  
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  motor expert and storekeeper ✓

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'Shackleton's Journey' is presented as a non-fiction picturebook text.
The text chronicles the extraordinary Antarctic expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1914.
Antarctica is a vast and frigid continent located at the southernmost part of the Earth.
Exploring the context of a text can allow readers to engage with it more deeply.

Pupils may get confused with the northern and southern polar regions.

Reiterate that Antarctica is the southern polar region, the Arctic, the northern.

Non-fiction - Non-fiction is a genre of text which presents real events, information, or knowledge.
Context - The context is the surrounding details that help you understand what you're reading.
Expedition - An expedition is an organised journey for a purpose, often exploration, research or adventure.
Antarctica - Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, covered by ice, with unique wildlife and extreme conditions.