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.

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

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

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

Generating information about hedgehogs for a non-chronological report

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

Which of these features of non-chronological reports has the purpose of enticing the reader to read the whole report?

Order these sections of a non-chronological report.

Give the reader general information about the subject.

Give the reader specific information about the animals.

Which of these is a **purpose** of the introduction?

Inform the reader of what they are going to read about.

Which of these is **not** a purpose of an introduction?

a question to the reader which shares general information about the subject

Which of these should be included in an introduction? 

Which of these question starters would be formal enough to use in a report?

Where on a hedgehogs body are their spines located?

Why is having spines a good adaptation for a hedgehog to have made? 

What does a hedgehog do to protect themselves when a predator is near?

Which of these animals are **predators** of hedgehogs?

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

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