someone or something that supplies information

something that can be believed or trusted

a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with

punctuation marks that lay key information out in a non-fiction text

Researching information about a penguin's appearance and adaptations

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In this unit, pupils use extensive research from a range of sources as another technique to strengthen writer's credibility.

In 'Wild Cats: Non-Chronological Report', pupils were introduced to using the passive voice to maintain writer's credibility. In this unit, pupils will use extensive research from a range of sources as another technique to strengthen writer's credibility.

Pandas or Antarctic animals: non-chronological report

What does it mean if a source of information is 'credible'?

a joke about penguins from a comedy video channel

a video about penguins from a well-known TV station

You are looking for facts about penguins online. Which of these sources is likely to be most credible?

Which part of our non-chronological report is most likely to contain **general** information about penguins?

Their scientific name is Eudyptes chrysolophus.

They are flightless birds with a yellow crest. 

They secrete oil to make their feathers waterproof.

Which fact about macaroni penguins is most likely to be placed in the introduction of a non-chronological report?

Their muscles can store oxygen for long periods.

They live in the seas around the Antarctic.

Which of the following are adaptations that help macaroni penguins survive?

Take bullet point notes about what we read. 

Write in notes instead of complete sentences. 

When we're researching, which of the following is useful to do? 

joining separate sentences to make compound sentences

joining related ideas to make complex sentences

showing connections between ideas using fronted adverbials

Which of the following can be used to improve text cohesion?

Stag beetles are native to the UK although they are endangered. 

Stag beetles are native to the UK and they live in south east England.

Stag beetles, which are endangered, are native to the UK. 

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Which co-ordinating conjunction would best join the following two sentences? 'Male stag beetles have over-sized mandibles. Females do not.'

Match each type of complex sentence to the example of a word that could begin its subordinate clause. 

Interestingly, the adult stag beetle consumes very little nutrients.

The beetle can survive because it has significant energy stores. 

As a result of this, stag beetle numbers are stabilising. 

Stag beetle numbers have stabilised as a result of woodlands being protected.

Which of these sentences start with a fronted adverbial?

Match each type of fronted adverbial to the correct example. 

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