Identifying the features of a non-fiction text with 'Crazy about Cats'
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify the features of a non-fiction text.
Key learning points
- The purpose of a non-fiction text is to inform, explain, or provide factual information about a particular topic/subject
- There are several features that non-fiction texts have in common.
- An index in a non-fiction text allows readers to quickly locate specific topics, terms, or concepts.
Keywords
Features - The features of a text type refer to distinctive characteristics that belong to it.
Peritext - The peritext is the elements around a book, including its cover, title and blurb.
Paratext - The paratext is the elements within the text, including index and glossary; they are not part of the main text.
Purpose - The purpose of a text refers to the reason it was written and the desired impact.
Layout - The layout of a text refers to the way the information is organised on the page.
Common misconception
Pupils may use the terms peritext and paratext interchangeably.
It can be helpful to think of the peritext as everything on the ‘outside’ of the book, the paratext as extra information 'inside' the book.
Teacher tip
Support pupils in engaging with the index. As many of these creatures will be new, prompt them to ask questions about their geographical location, why each species is so-named or features they might have.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the text 'Crazy About Cats', by Owen Davy, published by Flying Eye Books 2017.
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