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

Audience is the person or people who read a text.

Language is the type of words and tone used in a text.

Identifying the features of a non-chronological report in preparation for writing about aye-ayes

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Researching aye-ayes for a non-chronological report

Planning the introduction of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Planning the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Writing the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Editing the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Planning the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Writing the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Planning the conclusion of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

Presenting a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

In 'The Titanic: Journalistic Report Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of writing to inform their reader and apply this in the context of a journalistic report..

In ‘The Angler Fish: Non-Chronological Report’, pupils wrote solely using the active voice. In this unit, pupils will be introduced to using passive voice within a non-chronological report.

In this unit, pupils research aye-ayes' diets and adaptations to write an informative non-chronological report about them. They spend a whole lesson editing their writing, focusing on key Year 5 punctuation, sentence structures and vocabulary choices. Finally, pupils present their reports.

The aye-aye or wild cats: non-chronological report

vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject

features that animals and plants have to help them survive in their environments.

the first paragraph of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on

types of words and language that a writer chooses carefully

involves planning, drafting, checking, editing and publishing a piece of writing

a section of a piece of writing that is indicated by a new line and an indentation

a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause

how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text's purpose

a section of a piece of writing that is indicated by a new line and an indentation.

refers to how text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text’s purpose

the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences

the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning

additional information that can be removed without compromising grammatical accuracy

a punctuation mark used to add extra, factual information in a clause

special features that animals and plants develop to help them survive where they live

the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text

language structures that develop text cohesion

to sum up or conclude the main body of a text

speaking in front of others and listening to others

looking into the eyes of the people in an audience

how we use our posture and gestures to communicate meaning, confidence and feelings

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