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Learning Objective: To write the content for a non-chronological report

Lost in the Rainforest

Non-chronological Reports

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Today you are going to begin writing a non-chronological report for your team about the new species you have discovered!

To do this, you will need to turn your notes from your

Planning Sheets into sentences and paragraphs!

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When we are writing our sentences for our non-chronological reports,

we need to remember to use the following features:

Present tense

Third person

Formal language

Can you remind each other about these features?

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To make our writing more interesting to the reader, we should try to include:

Different sentence starters

Interesting adjectivesConjunctions

Can you remind each other about these features?

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We also need to think about the order we present the information in each paragraph.

It is important to think about the reader when deciding this:

Think, pair then share your ideas.

Appearance

• Has 4 small, sharp claws

on each foot

• Large, yellow eyes

• Brown and black fur

• 40cm tall, 60cm long

Look at these notes. What information would be the most

helpful for the reader to know first?

(HINT: make sure that the order of your sentences helps the reader to build up a picture in their

mind of this new species.)

Appearance

• Has 4 small, sharp claws

on each foot

• Large, yellow eyes

• Brown and black fur

• 40cm tall, 60cm long

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The average height of this animal is 40cm, and the length is 60cm (this includes its long, thin tail).

Appearance

Has any other information been

added?

How has it been developed from a note into a

complete sentence?

Which note has been used?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Look at this first sentence:

Appearance

• Has 4 small, sharp claws

on each foot

• Large, yellow eyes

• Brown and black fur

• 40cm tall, 60cm long

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The average height of this animal is 40cm, and the length is 60cm (this includes its long, thin tail). Its thick brown and black striped fur helps the creature to hide among the tree trunks.

Appearance

Has any other information been

added?

How has it been developed from a note into a

complete sentence?

Which note has been used?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Look at this second sentence:

Appearance

• Has 4 small, sharp claws

on each foot

• Large, yellow eyes

• Brown and black fur

• 40cm tall, 60cm long

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The average height of this animal is 40cm, and the length is 60cm (this includes its long, thin tail). Its thick brown and black striped fur helps the creature to hide among the tree trunks. Four small but very sharp claws can be found on each foot, which are used for digging and climbing.

Appearance

Has any other information been

added?

How has it been developed from a note into a

complete sentence?

Which note has been used?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Look at this third sentence:

Appearance

• Has 4 small, sharp claws

on each foot

• Large, yellow eyes

• Brown and black fur

• 40cm tall, 60cm long

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Appearance

Has any other information been

added?

How has it been developed from a note into a

complete sentence?

Which note has been used?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Look at this fourth sentence:

The average height of this animal is 40cm, and the length is 60cm (this includes its long, thin tail). Its thick brown and black striped fur helps the creature to hide among the tree trunks. Four small but very sharp claws can be found on each foot, which are used for digging and climbing. A pair of large, luminous yellow eyes help the animal to see clearly at night.

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How many features could we tick off for this paragraph?

Appearance

• Has 4 small, sharp claws

on each foot

• Large, yellow eyes

• Brown and black fur

• 40cm tall, 60cm long

The average height of this animal is 40cm, and the length is 60cm (this includes its long, thin tail). Its thick brown and black striped fur helps the creature to hide among the tree trunks. Four small but very sharp claws can be found on each foot, which are used for digging and climbing. A pair of large, luminous yellow eyes help the animal to see clearly at night.

Appearance

Can you suggest any improvements?

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Here is an example of a WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) paragraph:

This nocturnal animal surfaces from its underground home at dusk, in order to search for food. It can find nourishment even on the darkest of nights, due to its excellent eyesight and keen sense of smell. When approached by another animal, the creature makes a loud, high-pitched hissing noise, which is usually successful in scaring off predators. They are sociable animals, living in groups of 5-10, and communicate with each other through a series of quiet grunts.

BehaviourBehaviour

• Most active at night -

nocturnal

• Scares off predators by

hissing loudly

• Lives in a group of 5-10

• Communicates by grunting

What features can you see?What do you think makes this paragraph

a WAGOLL?

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This nocturnal animal surfaces from its underground home at dusk, in order to search for food. It can find nourishment even on the darkest of nights, due to its excellent eyesight and keen sense of smell. When approached by another animal, the creature makes a loud, high-pitched hissing noise, which is usually successful in scaring off predators. They are sociable animals, living in groups of 5-10, and communicate with each other through a series of quiet grunts.

Behaviour

Fronted adverbial

Conjunction

Adjectives

Technical vocabulary

Specific figures

Did you spot these features?

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Now it's time for you to write a draft of

your paragraphs for your non-chronological report!

A draft is a first version, or attempt, at writing something. It does not have to be perfect and can be changed!

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Plenary

Choose one sentence that you are particularly proud of.

Share it with the class, explaining why you are proud of it.

Look at the paragraphs that you have written today.