pieces of knowledge that help us understand something

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

the parts or characteristics that make something unique

Learning the features of a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals

English

Generating information about bats to be used in a non-chronological report

Generating information about hedgehogs for a non-chronological report

Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals

Planning to write a section about bats in a non-chronological report

Writing a section about bats in a non-chronological report

Planning to write a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report

Writing a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report

Delivering a presentation of a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals

In this unit, pupils have learned how to use fronted adverbials of time in sentences within a non-chronological report. In 'School Trip: Recount', pupils will build on this by using the skill within a different text type, a recount. 

In 'Atinuke and other authors: Information Text', pupils learned how to group information into relevant paragraphs to make it easier for the reader to navigate. In this unit, pupils will build on that skill by applying it to a different form on non-fiction writing, a non-chronological report.  

In this unit, pupils write a non-chronological report in three paragraphs about nocturnal animals. Pupils use two research lessons about bats and hedgehogs as the starting point for writing an introduction and a paragraph about each nocturnal animal.

Nocturnal animals: non-chronological report

being active or happening at night rather than during the day

a technique used by bats, dolphins and other animals to determine the location of objects using reflected sound

special body parts or behaviours that help a living thing survive in an environment

A predator is an animal that hunts, catches, kills, and consumes other animals for food.

Prey refers to animals that are hunted and consumed by predators.

Nocturnal means being active or happening at night rather than during the day.

Special body parts or behaviours that help a living thing survive in an environment.

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

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

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

An outline tells the reader what they will learn about through reading the text.

a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another singular noun

a sentence formed of two simple sentences and a joining word

joining two simple sentences with 'and', 'but' or 'or'

involves speaking in front of others and listening to others

a group of people gathered to watch a presentation or performance

practising something before you perform in order to get better at it

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