the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text

to sum up or conclude the main body of a text

a sentence starter followed by a comma that is formal in tone and often found in non-fiction texts

Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age

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Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age

Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age

Planning the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age

Writing the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age

Planning the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age

Writing the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age

Planning the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age

Writing the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age

Publishing a non-chronological report about the Stone Age

In this unit, pupils use previously-taught features of a non-chronological report to write more extensively for purpose.  In the King Tut unit, pupils will increase the quantity of writing across a similar structure.

In the Portia Spider 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 diet, housing and artefacts of people in the Stone Age to write a non-chronological report. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials, subject-specific vocabulary and facts to write a clearly-structured full report. Pupils publish their reports at the end.

The Stone Age: non-chronological report

to summarise key information from the text

to tell the reader where to find out more information about the subject

to tell the reader what the report will be about

What is the purpose of the conclusion of a non-chronological report?

Which fronted adverbial would complete the following sentence in a conclusion? '__________, the Stone Age is a fascinating period of history.'

The Stone Age is a significant period in British history. 

They hunted for animals such as wild boar and deer. 

Houses in the Mesolithic period were made from stone. 

Which of these sentences would be found in the conclusion?

Which of these formal fronted adverbials could be used in a conclusion?

No new information about the subject is given in a conclusion. 

It repeats a specific fact from one of the sections in the report.

Skara Brae is a well-preserved Neolithic settlement.

The Stone Age has fascinated historians and archaeologists for years. 

Interestingly, the Neolithic people began domesticating animals. 

Which of these sentences is an example of a summary sentence?

 a text that provides information about real-life topics

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

Match the words to the correct definitions.

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

Which is **not** an example of formal language?

Starter Quiz

What is a non-fiction text?