New
New
Year 2

Learning the features of a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals

I can identify the different features of a non-chronological report.

New
New
Year 2

Learning the features of a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals

I can identify the different features of a non-chronological report.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Non-chronological reports are non-fiction.
  2. Non-chronological reports often have titles, subheadings and paragraphs.
  3. An introduction followed by two paragraphs of information is how we can structure a non-chronological report.
  4. A non-chronological report must be written in a formal tone, avoiding language choices associated with fiction writing.
  5. Contractions are not used in formal writing.

Common misconception

Pupils may find the vocabulary of 'chronological' and 'non-chronological' challenging.

Using examples that pupils are very familiar with, such as the events in a school day, will help to explain the concepts.

Keywords

  • Information - pieces of knowledge that help us understand something

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

  • Features - the parts or characteristics that make something unique

Have examples of information texts and non-chronological reports for the children to explore and identify the features. It would also be helpful to have some fiction texts for them to compare and see the differences. Add images to the slide deck.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
Every sentence should start with a...
Correct answer: capital letter.
full stop.
comma.
Q2.
Where should you place a full stop in a sentence?
at the start
Correct answer: at the end
in the middle
Q3.
What text type is a report?
fiction
Correct answer: non-fiction
poem
Q4.
Fiction texts are...
Correct answer: made-up stories.
about real things.
a mixture of made-up and real.
Q5.
Which of these is a type of non-fiction text?
poems
Correct answer: instructions
plays
Q6.
The main job of a report is to give the reader...
a story.
Correct answer: information.
a list of numbers.

6 Questions

Q1.
Select the missing word. The simplest way to organise texts is into two categories: non-fiction and ....
books.
words.
Correct answer: fiction.
Q2.
Which of these is a type of fiction text?
Correct answer: poems
instructions
newspaper
Q3.
Which of these is a type of non-fiction text?
plays
poems
Correct answer: reports
Q4.
What does 'chronological' mean?
the route to get to a place
the ideas that a writer has in their head
Correct answer: the order in which something happens
Q5.
What does 'non-chronological' mean?
Correct answer: out of time order
fiction
the order that something happens
Q6.
Put these instructions of making a jam sandwich in chronological order.
1 - Gather your ingredients
2 - Spread butter onto the bread
3 - Spread jam onto the bread
4 - Put one slice of bread on top of the other
5 - Cut the sandwich
6 - Eat the sandwich