vocabulary we use when writing about a particular subject

the effect created by choosing serious, factual language

the possibility that something harmful or unwanted will happen

a collection of numerical facts or measurements

punctuation marks used to lay out information in a non-fiction text

Researching information about threats to a penguin

English

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

Macaroni penguins are very sociable and communicative. 

They have breeding sites on three continents. 

They communicate using noises and flipper gestures. 

Which of the following is a statistic about macaroni penguins? 

There are monitoring programmes at breeding colonies. 

There are protected reserves at breeding grounds. 

Which of the following sentences show a threat that macaroni penguins face to their population? 

Which of the following is an appropriate expanded noun phrase to replace 'macaroni penguins' in a non-chronological report? 

Match the nouns and adjectives to make word pairs to describe the features of macaroni penguins and their lives. 

Human carbon emissions drive climate change. 

Put these events in order to show how climate change threatens macaroni penguins. 

breeding grounds are in protected reserves

A macaroni penguin's diet is largely composed of krill. 

A macaroni penguins' diet is largely composed of krill. 

Which sentences use an apostrophe for **singular** possession correctly? 

Macaroni penguins' nests are shallow and stone-lined. 

Penguin's nests are shallow and stone-lined. 

The penguins' breeding sites are across three continents.

The penguins' breed on three different continents.

Which sentences use an apostrophe for **plural** possession correctly?

The penguin's oily feathers help keep it warm.

The penguin's oily feathers help keep them warm.

The penguins' oily feathers help keep them warm.

The penguins' oily feathers help keep it warm.

Which sentences use apostrophes for possession correctly? 

They breed in colonies of up to 100,000 individuals. 

They spend half of their life swimming at sea. 

They are considered a vulnerable species. 

Which of these sentences might belong in a paragraph based on the theme 'Penguins' habitats'?

nest = shallow scrape - rocks + grass > incubate eggs

Their nest is a shallow scraped lined with rocks and grass. 

Their nest is a shallow scrape where they incubate their eggs.

Which version below is an appropriate bullet point note about penguins' habitats? 

They live in colonies of up to 100,000 penguins. 

They spend six months of the year at sea. 

They uses noises to show aggression, find each other and attract mates.

They can move their flippers to communicate with gestures. 

Which of the following facts tell us that macaroni penguins are sociable and communicative? 

Starter Quiz