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

a word, phrase or sentence used to introduce part of a text

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

a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with

following the order in which a series of events happened

Identifying features of a model non-chronological report about a shark

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In this unit, pupils use extensive research from a range of sources as another technique to strengthen writer's credibility.

In 'Wild Cats: Non-Chronological Report', pupils were introduced to using the passive voice to maintain writer's credibility. In this unit, pupils will use extensive research from a range of sources as another technique to strengthen writer's credibility.

In this unit, pupils research pandas' appearance, physical features, diet and habitat to write a non-chronological report about them. They specifically work on including varied ways to denote parenthesis for relevant factual information.

Pandas or Antarctic animals: non-chronological report

Which of the following expanded noun phrases could replace 'basking sharks' in a non-chronological report?

Which of these phrases use a hyphen correctly?

the author's imaginative descriptions of the subject

Which of the following features might we find in a non-chronological report?

so that the reader knows where to find information they need

so that the reader can get in-depth, specific information about specific themes

so that the reader can get general information about the subject

Why is information in a non-chronological report grouped into paragraphs with subheadings?

Where in a non-chronological report are we most likely to find general information about the subject?

Basking sharks are only rarely seen in the UK. 

Basking sharks consume thousands of zooplankton each day.

Basking sharks feed by filtering water through their mouths. 

Basking sharks are the world's second-largest fish. 

Which of these sentences could belong in a paragraph called 'Diet of basking sharks'?

a text that is based on the author's imagination

a text that is based on factual information

a text that has a mixture of imaginative and factual parts

What is the definition of a non-fiction text?

a newspaper article about the moon landings

a biography of an astronaut who landed on the moon

Which of the following is **not** likely to be a non-fiction text? 

It's written in the order the events happened. 

What does it mean if a text is written in 'chronological order'?

the sentences are linked by a shared theme

Which of the following best describe a 'paragraph'?

a title for a section or paragraph of writing

Which is the best definition of a subheading? 

how the author felt looking at a starry sky

the story of a mouse who lives in a school

Which of the following might be the subject of a non-chronological report?

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