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Identifying features of a model non-chronological report about a shark

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Key learning points

  1. A non-chronological report is written out of time order.
  2. The purpose of a non-chronological report is to inform and engage the reader about a particular subject or event.
  3. The intended reader of a non-chronological report is likely interested in the subject of the report.
  4. Subheadings are used to signal where each section of information is to the reader of a non-chronological report.
  5. Paragraphs are used within a subheading to organise information by theme.

Keywords

  • Non-chronological report - a non-fiction text that informs about a subject or event and that is written out of time order

  • Subheading - a word, phrase or sentence used to introduce part of a text

  • Paragraph - a section of a piece of writing that is indicated by a new line and an indentation

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

  • Chronological order - following the order in which a series of events happened

Common misconception

Pupils may not be confident with the idea of paragraphs being composed of several linked sentences.

As you read, draw out the idea that all the sentences in each section are related to each other and deepen the reader's understanding.


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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of a non-fiction text?
a text that is based on the author's imagination
Correct answer: a text that is based on factual information
a text that has a mixture of imaginative and factual parts
Q2.
Which of the following is not likely to be a non-fiction text?
Correct answer: a poem about the moon
a newspaper article about the moon landings
an information website about the moon
a biography of an astronaut who landed on the moon
Q3.
What does it mean if a text is written in 'chronological order'?
It's written in random order.
Correct answer: It's written in the order the events happened.
It's written in alphabetical order.
Q4.
Which of the following best describe a 'paragraph'?
there is only one sentence
Correct answer: there is more than one sentence
the sentences are about different things
Correct answer: the sentences are linked by a shared theme
Q5.
Which is the best definition of a subheading?
a title for a whole piece of writing
Correct answer: a title for a section or paragraph of writing
a title for a particular sentence
Q6.
Which of the following might be the subject of a non-chronological report?
how the author felt looking at a starry sky
Correct answer: penguins
Correct answer: different careers in the NHS
the story of a mouse who lives in a school

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following expanded noun phrases could replace 'basking sharks' in a non-chronological report?
Correct answer: these vast creatures
these mythical beasts
Correct answer: these impressive animals
the smallest fish in the world
Q2.
Which of these phrases use a hyphen correctly?
Correct answer: this little-known creature
this huge-impressive animal
Correct answer: its metre-wide mouth
its large-dorsal fin
Q3.
Which of the following features might we find in a non-chronological report?
Correct answer: introduction
Correct answer: subheadings
Correct answer: paragraphs organised around a theme
the author's imaginative descriptions of the subject
Correct answer: conclusion
Q4.
Why is information in a non-chronological report grouped into paragraphs with subheadings?
Correct answer: so that the reader knows where to find information they need
Correct answer: so that the reader can get in-depth, specific information about specific themes
so that the text is not too long
so that the reader can get general information about the subject
Q5.
Where in a non-chronological report are we most likely to find general information about the subject?
the sections with subheadings
Correct answer: the introduction
Correct answer: the conclusion
Q6.
Which of these sentences could belong in a paragraph called 'Diet of basking sharks'?
Basking sharks are only rarely seen in the UK.
Correct answer: Basking sharks consume thousands of zooplankton each day.
Correct answer: Basking sharks feed by filtering water through their mouths.
Basking sharks are the world's second-largest fish.

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