Non chronological reportsWeek 5 – 18th -22nd May

Steps to success

• I am learning what a non-chronological report is and to identify its features.

• I am learning to find the features of a non-chronological report.

• I am learning to write in the third person.

• I am learning to write a non-chronological report.

MONDAYLS:

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What does non chronological mean?

This means our report does NOT have to be written in time order. The paragraphs of information can be in any order. This means non-chronological reports can have more interesting layouts.

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Reports are fairly formal.

They are written in the thirdperson and the present tense.

Use technical vocabulary

Make it suitable for your intended audience

Take an angle –why are your readers interested in the subject? What information will they be most interested in?

You looked at formal writing last week!

The audience is who will read your report

You won’t be able to put EVERYTHING about a subject in a report so what are you going to focus on in particular.

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TASKHave a look at one of the three non-chronological reports and see if you can see all the features that we discussed. Some are easier to spot than others so look carefully. Fill in a table like the one below with an example of the feature once you have found it.

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Features of a Non-Chronological Report. Example

Does it have a title to tell you what the report is about? (Is it a question?)Is there a general opening statement or introduction?

Subheadings

Third person

Is there technical vocabulary or words specific to the subject of the report?

Present tense

Is it in a formal style?

Is there a concluding statement?

Are there diagrams or illustrations or pictures to help with the report? (Optional)

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TUESDAY

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Reading a non-chronological report.

Reading for detail takes place after you have used the other reading skills and have found the information you are interested in.

Reading a non-chronological report is different to reading a story or something in chronological order. This is because you can dip in and out of paragraphs and information is more spread out and signposted by subheadings.

There are two reading techniques that we can use for non-chronological reports. These are called skimming and scanning.

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To practice the skills skimming and scanning there are two tasks to complete.

The first task is a word game, you can challenge a sibling or an adult if you would like. The idea is to scan the page of words quickly to find a match to the topic.

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Word game topics:

School uniformMonths of the yearGirls namesBoys namesFruitPetsKitchen

Word gameSomeone picks a topic and you have to scan for an answer as quickly as possible. Play all the topics a couple of times.

Do you get quicker with time?

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To practice the skills skimming and scanning there are two tasks to complete.

The second task is a skimming and scanning challenge. The idea is to skim and scan the page to answer the questions.

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You are not going to read this text, you are going to practice skimmingand scamming it first. They are speed reading skills designed to find quick answers not give full understanding.

Skimming is quickly reading over the whole text.Scanning is looking for a particular word or phrase.

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If you can’t underline or circle, just put your finger on the word and count each one.

How quickly can you find all the words?

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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence

WEDNESDAY

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Today you are going to be practicing writing in the first, second and third person.

First person is the I/we perspective. Second person is the you perspective. Third person is the he/she/it/they perspective.

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Sort these words into the table.

First Person Second Person Third Person

Also includes people’s names.

they

This table shows how verbs change depending on the point of view.

You need to think about what point of view you are using when you are writing to make sure your verbs match.

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Can you write a sentence in the third person to describe what is happening in each picture.

THURSDAY

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Researching Roald Dahl

You are going to be creating a non-chronological report on Roald Dahl, the author of our class text Boy.

You will have to do some research on him.

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What information might we want to find out about Roald Dahl to write our non-chronological report on him?

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Where might we be able to find this information about Roald Dahl?

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Topics you might choose to research for your report.

What Roald Dahl looks like?

What family Roald Dahl has?

What is Roald Dahl famous for?

What books has Roald Dahl written??

Interesting facts about Roald Dahl

When did he start writing?

Where did he live?

Either choose three of these or create 3 of your own. You will need to research information for each of the topics. Remember you are looking for FACTS.

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What family Roald Dahl has?

This would be your topic to research, it will also be your subheading for your research report.

Roald Dahl’s familyRoald Dahl was born in 1916. In 1900 Roald’s father, Harald Dahl, emigrated from Norway to England. Roald was 3 when his father, Harald, died. Roald has four sisters – Astri (who sadly died aged 7), Alfhild, Else and Asta. Roald Dahl was married twice, first to Patricia Neal and then after their divorce many years later, to Felicity Crosland. Roald had five children with his first wife Patricia, Tessa, Lucy, Ophelia, Theo and Olivia.

Carefully search in google for the facts

Turn those facts into a paragraph for your report.

FRIDAYUse your research from yesterday to create a non-chronological report on Roald Dahl.

Have a look at the WAGOLL. The example for Thomas Edison.

Remember a non-chronological report needs to look exciting as well. Think about how you present your information so that it is easy and exciting for your audience to read.

Recap the features in the checklist on the next page before you start writing.

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Re-read your report as if you know nothing about your subject.Does it successfully put the information across?

Double check your report.

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Features of a Non-Chronological Report. Self - assessed

Does it have a title to tell you what the writing is about? (Is it a question?)

Is there a general opening statement?

Subheadings

Third person

Is there technical vocabulary or words specific to the subject of the report?

Present tense

Is it in a formal style?

Are there diagrams or illustrations or pictures to help with the report? (Optional)

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