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

To get something ready or organise to do a certain task.

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

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

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Learning the features of a non-chronological report

Generating knowledge about The Great Fire of London

Analysing the language to use in a report about the Great Fire of London

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

Planning a section on how the fire started for a non-chronological report

Writing the first section of a report on the Great Fire of London

Planning the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London

Writing the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London

In this unit, pupils learn how to group the information they are sharing into relevant paragraphs.   In ‘Nocturnal Animals: Non-Chronological Report’, the pupils will build on this by using more formal conjunctions to link their ideas. 

In ‘Monster Pizza: Instruction Writing’, pupils learnt how to use fronted adverbials of time to order their instructions.   In this unit, pupils will build on this by adapting their fronted adverbials of time to include specific times and dates from history.   

In this unit, pupils write a non-chronological report in three paragraphs about the important historical event of The Great Fire of London. Pupils generate knowledge and subject-specific vocabulary about the event. They then write an introduction and two further sections.

The Great Fire of London: non-chronological report

Which of these is not a feature of a non-chronological report?

a paragraph about a particular part of the topic

What comes at the start of a non-chronological report?

to give the reader detailed information about a specific subject

to give the reader the most basic information

to give the reader the title of the report

Which of these is one of the purposes of an introduction?

What is the name for a guide that helps you know what to do and how to do it?

What could a writer start their introduction with to spark their reader's interest and entice them to keep reading?

Which of these adjectives would be most effective at making your report sound appealing to read?

when something, or someone, is upset and angry

when something, or someone, is using a serious, impersonal and unemotional tone

Which of these best describes the word 'formal'?

What is it called when a writer uses two adjectives to describe a noun?

Which expanded noun phrase would be suitable to use in a **formal** report?

Are contractions such as 'didn't' allowed to be used in a formal report?

A writer may choose to include questions in a non-chronological report on the Great Fire of London, but who are the questions directed to?

What else can be included in a writer's questions to the reader?

Starter Quiz

Which of these best describes the word 'formal'?