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

Structural features of a non-chronological report

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Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders

Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders

Planning a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report

Writing a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report

Planning a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report

Writing a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report

Editing two sections of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders

Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders

Presenting a non-chronological report about Portia spiders

In this unit, pupils use previously-taught features of a non-chronological report to write more extensively for  purpose.  In the Stone Age unit, pupils will follow a similar structure, using more substantive subject-specific vocabulary.

In the Florence Nightingale unit, pupils learnt how to write a non-chronological report following a similar structure.  In this unit, pupils will use the same features of a non-chronological report to write more extensively for  purpose.

In this unit, pupils research the appearance features and hunting strategies of the Portia Spider in order to write a non-chronological report about them. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials and subject-specific vocabulary to present their research in a well-structured report.

The Portia Spider: non-chronological report

Order these paragraphs to show they would appear in a non-chronological report. 

What kind of languge is used in a non-chronological report?

Does an introduction usually contain **general** or **specific** information about a subject?

What is the meaning of 'non-chronological'?

 a text that provides information about real-life topics

a made-up story about characters who aren't real

Match the word with the correct definition.

The purpose of an information text is to give the reader {{}}

What is not an example of formal language?

Structural features of a non-chronological report

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