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Writing the introduction of a report on The Great Fire of London

I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Great Fire of London.

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Writing the introduction of a report on The Great Fire of London

I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Great Fire of London.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A question to the reader should end with a question mark.
  2. Using interesting general facts can gain the reader’s interest and make them want to read the full report.
  3. A command should start with an imperative verb and entice the reader to read on.

Keywords

  • Introduction - An introduction tells the reader what the report is about and tries to entice them to read on.

  • Question - Something that is said or written in order to ask a person about something.

  • Outline - A general description or overview showing the main features of something.

  • Command - A command is a direct order or instruction telling someone to do something.

Common misconception

Children may write detailed information and facts about the fire in their introduction.

An introduction plays a key role in a report and entices the reader to keep reading. It should only include brief, general facts.

The success criteria on the slides could also be printed off and stuck into the pupils' books so they can tick off as they write. You could ask them to underline each example from the success criteria in their work.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a feature of a non-chronological report?
characters
Correct answer: an introduction
chapters
Q2.
Order these parts of a non-chronological report.
1 - introduction
2 - paragraph 1
3 - paragraph 2
Q3.
Which of these should the introduction tell the reader?
information about the writer
how long the report took to write
Correct answer: what the report will contain
Q4.
How can the writer entice the reader to read on?
making the report sound dull
making the report sound long
Correct answer: making the report sound interesting
Q5.
Which adjective would be best to describe the report and entice the reader to read on?
Correct answer: incredible
uninteresting
unsurprising
Q6.
The last thing a writer will do in their introduction is give a command to the reader. What are they commanding the reader to do?
stop reading the report
Correct answer: read the rest of the report
Write their own report

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the name for the section of a report that tells the reader what the whole report will be about?
title
Correct answer: introduction
subheading
Q2.
Which of these is a purpose of the introduction?
Correct answer: give the reader the most basic information
give the reader detailed and specific information
give the reader no information at all
Q3.
Which of these is not a purpose of the introduction?
to tell the reader what they are going to read about
to make the reader want to read on
Correct answer: to tell the reader about a different topic
Q4.
Which of these should be included in the introduction?
Correct answer: an outline of the report
a list of people in the report
a poem about the topic of the report
Q5.
Which of these should be included in the introduction?
a drawing of any people in the report
Correct answer: a question to the reader which shares a general fact about the subject
a sentence about the writer's opinion of the events in the report
Q6.
A command should start with an imperative (bossy) verb. Which of these words are imperative verbs?
Correct answer: look
large
long