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Learning the features of a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals
I can identify the different features of a non-chronological report.
New
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Year 2
Learning the features of a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals
I can identify the different features of a non-chronological report.
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Key learning points
- Non-chronological reports are non-fiction.
- Non-chronological reports often have titles, subheadings and paragraphs.
- An introduction followed by two paragraphs of information is how we can structure a non-chronological report.
- A non-chronological report must be written in a formal tone, avoiding language choices associated with fiction writing.
- Contractions are not used in formal writing.
Keywords
Information - pieces of knowledge that help us understand something
Non-chronological report - a non-fiction text that informs about a subject or event and that is written out of time order
Features - the parts or characteristics that make something unique
Common misconception
Pupils may find the vocabulary of 'chronological' and 'non-chronological' challenging.
Using examples that pupils are very familiar with, such as the events in a school day, will help to explain the concepts.
Have examples of information texts and non-chronological reports for the children to explore and identify the features. It would also be helpful to have some fiction texts for them to compare and see the differences. Add images to the slide deck.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Every sentence should start with a...
full stop.
comma.
Q2.
Where should you place a full stop in a sentence?
at the start
in the middle
Q3.
What text type is a report?
fiction
poem
Q4.
Fiction texts are...
about real things.
a mixture of made-up and real.
Q5.
Which of these is a type of non-fiction text?
poems
plays
Q6.
The main job of a report is to give the reader...
a story.
a list of numbers.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Select the missing word. The simplest way to organise texts is into two categories: non-fiction and ....
books.
words.
Q2.
Which of these is a type of fiction text?
instructions
newspaper
Q3.
Which of these is a type of non-fiction text?
plays
poems
Q4.
What does 'chronological' mean?
the route to get to a place
the ideas that a writer has in their head
Q5.
What does 'non-chronological' mean?
fiction
the order that something happens
Q6.
Put these instructions of making a jam sandwich in chronological order.