to navigate is to find your way and direct a route either physically or metaphorically

if you are safeguarding something, you are taking measures to ensure the safety and protection of that thing

having autonomy means you have the freedom and independence to make your own decisions

if something is vital, it is absolutely essential or critically important

Planning and writing website content

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

Revising and editing non-fiction writing

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

What word beginning with 'N' means to find your way and direct a route either physically or metaphorically?

What word beginning with 'V' means to be absolutely essential or critically important?

What information should you pick out from a task before beginning it?

Which would you **not** find in a single paragraph outline?

In a single paragraph outline, the supporting detail should ...

organisational features such as bullet points and headings

Which of these could you include when writing copy for a website?

If a website is providing information and facts, what could be considered its primary purpose?

Which of these features would you **not** expect to find on an informative website?

What is the purpose, form and audience of this task: "Young people are underestimated in society." Write a speech for a school assembly in which you persuade your listeners to be a force for change.

37% of people surveyed said that this is true.

We need to ask when is this going to end?

Like a terrible song, the debate gets stuck in my head.

What structural device is being used in this extract: "Peace will reign in the streets of London. Peace will reign across Europe. Peace will reign across the world."

Which devices has this opening hook used: "The war on social media continues. You may think you are safe from the debate, but you are wrong. When will it end?"

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