to waste something in a reckless and foolish way

to look at a piece of work  closely and make any corrections or amendments

when thinking about writing, this means to make improvements and make it even better

Revising and editing non-fiction writing

English

Reading and comparing two texts about prisons: London (1862) and Norway (2013)

Developing a summary of a non-fiction text by including inferences

Using credible statistics in a piece of non-fiction writing

Summarising a non-fiction text: 'a letter to my son' (the Guardian, 2014)

Comparing texts about drug misuse: ‘Confessions’ (1821) and ‘A letter to’ (2014)

Using figurative language in non-fiction writing

Planning an open letter using single paragraph outlines

Reading an opinion article and creating rhetorical questions

Using structural features effectively in non-fiction texts

Using the conventions of website content creatively

Planning and writing website content

In 'Non-Fiction: Crime and Punishment', pupils analyse the language choices of authors in non-fiction texts. In 'Non-Fiction: Changing Views', pupils compare language choices in non-fiction texts.

In 'Perspectives on Gender', pupils read challenging pre-20th century, non-fiction texts. In 'Non-Fiction Crime and Punishment', pupils compare authors' viewpoints on a range of non-fiction texts, throughout history. 

In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by reading and responding to a selection of nineteenth century and modern non-fiction texts on the theme of crime and punishment. They practise summarising and comparing texts before writing an article and information text.

Non-fiction: crime and punishment

Which word matches this definition: 'to waste something in a reckless and foolish way.'?

Sometimes you might feel like it is too much, or maybe not.

Isn't it mind-boggling how we expect teens to navigate the chaotic maze of life?

Which of these is a good example of a topic sentence?

Which of these is **not** a discourse marker?

Like a square tyre on a unicycle, the debate refuses to finish.

Like a badly swatted fly, the debate refuses to die.

Like an elephant in a tutu, the debate refuses to come to an end.

Like a banana in a snow storm, the debate will not slip away.

Which of these is a good example of a simile?

Surprisingly, teens struggle to navigate social media safely

Navigating the maze of social media is impossible

Like a maze, social media is tricky to navigate safely

Match the sentence starter to the sentence.

What word beginning with 'V' means it is absolutely essential or critically important?

a faulty phone and the issues encountered

What is the subject of this task? 'You purchased a faulty phone. Write a letter of complaint to the phone company detailing the issues you have encountered.'

Who is the audience of this task? 'Write an article about school uniform for a broadsheet newspaper titled: 'It's time to bin the uniform'.'

Which devices are good ways to open your non-fiction writing?

Which of these does not belong in the success criteria for supporting detail in a single paragraph outline?

Which of these can be found in the success criteria for a website or a piece of informative writing?

Starter Quiz

What word beginning with 'V' means it is absolutely essential or critically important?