Non chronological reports. Year 2

Read and answer the question below.

Fish have been on the Earth for over 500 million years – long before even the dinosaurs roamed the planet. There are over 25,000 species – more than all the species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals combined.

How long have fish been around?

(a)  

Tick the features of a non chronological report text. Tick 4

• diagrams

• title

• headings

• paragraphs

• Characters

Fish breathe using (a)  

Is it a fish?

• yes

• no

• I don't know

Is it a fish?

(a)  

Read and respond.

Non-Chronological Report. A non-chronological report is a text which isn't written in time order. They are normally non-fiction texts which give information on a particular subject or event, without referring to the order in which things happen.

Which one is not a non chronological report?

• Stories from famous authors.

• non fiction book

• a book about sharks

• a book about tigers and their habitat

Read and respond.

Features of a Non-Chronological Report Non-chronological reports follow a general structure and should include some of the following features:

A topic title

A brief introduction paragraph which gives a who/what/where overview Information grouped into paragraphs,

Headings and subheadings

Fact boxes and bullet-point lists.

Individual points supported by extra detail and examples or evidence.

Present tense verbs, unless the report is historical.

A book about computers is a non chronological report text. True or false?

• True

• False

Write one title of a non chronological report text you have ever read.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun at a distance of 57 million kilometers / 35 million miles. Out of all the terrestrial planets, Mercury is the smallest. It is also the smallest planet in the Solar System. Despite being so small, Mercury is the second-densest planet in the Solar System after Earth.

Write a summary of this text. You have five minutes to do that.

There are (a)   planets minus pluto.