Starter quiz
- What is a non-fiction text?
- a text that provides information about real-life topics ✓
- a text about someone's life
- a story that is made up
- a playscript
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- Match the word with the correct definition.
- non-fiction text⇔a text that provides information about real-life topics ✓
- biography⇔a story of someone's life ✓
- fictional story⇔a made-up story about characters who aren't real ✓
- A fronted adverbial
- starts a sentence. ✓
- makes sense by itself.
- is followed by a comma ✓
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- The purpose of an information text is to give the reader ______
- 'information' ✓
- What is not an example of formal language?
- however
- also
- awesome! ✓
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- What must a clause contain?
- 'a verb' ✓
Exit quiz
- A non-chronological report is
- a narrative text
- a non-fiction text ✓
- a fiction text
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- Order these paragraphs to show they would appear in a non-chronological report.
- 1⇔introduction
- 2⇔section one
- 3⇔section two
- 4⇔conclusion
- Match the word to the definition.
- purpose⇔the reason a text is written ✓
- audience⇔people that read a text ✓
- language⇔vocabulary that is used ✓
- layout⇔how a text is structured ✓
- What kind of languge is used in a non-chronological report?
- descriptive
- factual ✓
- formal ✓
- informal
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- Does an introduction usually contain general or specific information about a subject?
- 'general' ✓
- What is the meaning of 'non-chronological'?
- in time order
- in alphabetical order
- out of time order ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A non-chronological report is a non-fiction text that informs about a subject or event.
- An introduction, two sections and a conclusion is how we can structure a non-chronological report.
- Subheadings are used to signal sections of a non-chronological report.
- An introduction contains general facts; specific facts come in the later sections.
- P.A.L.L. helps writers plan, write and edit a text.
Common misconception
Pupils may find understanding the difference between 'general' and 'specific' facts challenging.
When reading aloud the model introduction, highlight the general facts. When reading sections one and two, highlight the specific facts.
Keywords
Non-chronological report - a non-fiction text that informs about a subject or event and that is written out of time order
Purpose - the aim of a text
Audience - the person or people who read a text
Language - the type of words or tone used in a text
Layout - the way a text is structured
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