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 general description or overview showing the main features of something.

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

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

English

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

Preparing 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

What is the name for the section of a report that tells the reader what the whole report will be about?

give the reader the most basic information

give the reader detailed and specific information

Which of these is a purpose of the introduction?

to tell the reader what they are going to read about

to tell the reader about a different topic

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

Which of these should be included in the introduction?

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

a sentence about the writer's opinion of the events in the report

A command should start with an imperative (bossy) verb. Which of these words are imperative verbs?

Which of these is a feature of a non-chronological report? 

Order these parts of a non-chronological report.

Which of these should the introduction tell the reader?

How can the writer entice the reader to read on?

Which adjective would be best to describe the report and entice the reader to read on?

The last thing a writer will do in their introduction is give a command to the reader. What are they commanding the reader to do?

Starter Quiz

Which of these is a feature of a non-chronological report?