Wild Cats: non-chronological report
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds pupils' knowledge of writing in a formal informative style from the Year 4 unit 'Ancient Greeks or Anglo-Saxons: non-chronological report'. Pupils continue to write using the structure of introduction, themed sections and conclusion; they also write using a range of formal and viewpoint fronted adverbials to ensure their writing flows cohesively. This unit prepares pupils to develop their understanding of structuring a long-form text in the first formal essay writing they will complete in the Year 5 unit 'The Amazon Rainforest: essay writing'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The purpose of a non-chronological report is to inform its reader about a particular (usually real) subject.
- Non-chronological reports are a type of factual, non-fiction writing.
- Non-chronological reports are organised into paragraphs of related content, using subheadings.
- Non-chronological reports can contain visual information, most commonly diagrams or photographs accompanied by a caption.
- Non-chronological reports contain subject-specific vocabulary and are usually written in formal tone.
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds pupils' knowledge of writing in a formal informative style from the Year 4 unit 'Ancient Greeks or Anglo-Saxons: non-chronological report'. Pupils continue to write using the structure of introduction, themed sections and conclusion; they also write using a range of formal and viewpoint fronted adverbials to ensure their writing flows cohesively. This unit prepares pupils to develop their understanding of structuring a long-form text in the first formal essay writing they will complete in the Year 5 unit 'The Amazon Rainforest: essay writing'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The purpose of a non-chronological report is to inform its reader about a particular (usually real) subject.
- Non-chronological reports are a type of factual, non-fiction writing.
- Non-chronological reports are organised into paragraphs of related content, using subheadings.
- Non-chronological reports can contain visual information, most commonly diagrams or photographs accompanied by a caption.
- Non-chronological reports contain subject-specific vocabulary and are usually written in formal tone.
Reading, writing & oracy
Wild Cats: non-chronological report
In this unit, pupils research tigers' diets and adaptations to write an informative non-chronological report about them. They spend a whole lesson editing their writing, focusing on key Year 5 punctuation, sentence structures and vocabulary choices. Finally, pupils present their reports.
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