Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age
I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age.
Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age
I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the introduction is to give general information to the reader.
- The introduction outlines what the reader will learn from the non-chronological report.
- The facts in the introduction are general facts about the Stone Age; they become more specific in later paragraphs.
- An introduction ends with a command to the reader to continue reading.
- Viewpoint fronted adverbials can be useful to introduce a fact.
Keywords
Introduction - the opening paragraph of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on
General facts - the most basic or necessary facts
Viewpoint fronted adverbial - a sentence starter that gives the writer’s point of view
Command - a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something
Common misconception
Pupils try to include specific facts in the introduction.
An introduction's purpose is to introduce the topic and should only include general facts.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I went home __________ I played in my room.
I brought my snack __________ I'm not hungry.
Do you want to go now __________ do you want to go later?
This fact is interesting.
This fact makes you think wow!
This fact is strange.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
the most basic or necessary facts about the subject
informs the reader what the rest of the text is about
encourages the reader to continue reading