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GCSE English
Reading Non-fiction
An introduction to non-fiction
GCSE English
Reading Non-fiction
Lessons 1&2
LO: Can I explain what I know
about non-fiction?
Key words: Purpose, Audience, Style
Kinds of
non-fiction
text
News webpage
Political speechBillboard advert
Purposes of
non-fiction
texts.
Examples?
Argue
Inform
Amuse
Delight
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
IN PAIRS•Purpose(s)? Why were the texts created?
•Audience(s)? Are they specific? Can you tell?
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=_zHcX9gGCHc
http://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=qTkVKifAfmc
http://www.yo
utube.com/wa
tch?v=4cVrjFlt4
hI
http://www.
youtube.com
/watch?v=Ihu
HeI4H00U
http://vimeo.c
om/8758279
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
IN PAIRS •Purpose(s)? Why were the texts created?
•How do they achieve their purpose?
IN GROUPS
Jessica Ennis
autobiography
Information poster
for spectators
•A news report of the event
•A passage from Usain Bolt’s autobiography
describing the victory
•A TV interview with Usain Bolt at the finish line
•A congratulatory announcement by sponsors
•The front page of a newspaper (include a headline,
sub-headline, image and caption)
•A Jamaican novelist’s internet blog describing
watching the race in Bolt’s hometown
IN GROUPS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/oly
mpics/18907995
GCSE English
Reading Non-fiction
Lessons 3&4
LO: Can I comment on language and
presentation in non-fiction texts?
Key words: Summarise, Analyse, Link
Common linguistic devices
• 1st, 2nd or 3rd person
(narrative viewpoint)
• Directly addressing the
reader
• Imperatives (commands)
• Rhetorical questions
• Register - formal/informal
language
• Diction - simple/complex
vocabulary
• Figurative language &
imagery: similes/metaphor/
personification etc.
• Word play & puns
• Alliteration
• Rhyme & rhythm
• Anecdote & allusion
• Slogan & catchphrase
• Statistics & facts
• Exaggeration & hyperbole
• Repetition
• Humour
• Sensory language
• Emotive language
• Punctuation type
• Expert advice
• Short sentences
• Superlatives
• Lists
Kinds of non-
fiction text
and language
features
Inform, Explain, Describe
Analyse, Review, CommentArgue, Persuade, Advise
Explore, Imagine, Entertain
IN PAIRS
You are going to summarise the article.
In pairs, read the article once, then note down the ‘gist’ of it – the main points
you can remember. Concentrate on what you do learn and understand – don’t
worry about what you don’t!
Then, read the article again, and add any information you missed to your notes.
This is a long piece, written about a historical event, using at times complex or
unusual vocabulary. What might help us summarise what we learn from the
article?
Text 1
IN GROUPS
You are going to comment on how the headline, sub-headline and image of this article are effective,
and how they link to the text itself.
Think about…
Headline / sub-headline
•What do headlines always do? What’s their purpose?
•How are they presented? Think about position,
font, size etc. Why?
•Are there any language devices in this headline? What kind of effect might they have?
Image
•What do images do? What’s their purpose?
•How is this image presented? Think about position,
size, colour etc.
•How does the image support a reader’s understanding
of the article?
Text 2
Extension: Can you select 1-2 short quotes from the
article which clearly link to the headlines / image?
ON YOUR OWN
Thought / feeling Quote / explanation
Excitement and fear
Confidence
Uncertainty
Discomfort
Text 3