These sentence starters have been designed to support Upper KS2 children during independent writing in 6 different non-fiction genres: Persuasion Non-chronological reports Recounts Instructions Formal letters Informal letters They can be displayed as part of of your working wall/display or they can be laminated for children to access at their tables when needed.

This is a collection of editable resources and templates I created and used for Year 3 for a ‘Non-Fiction Discussion Text’ unit. Although I created it for Year 3, it can be easily adapted for other year groups. Includes worksheets/templates or learning objective sheets for each stage of the writing process: Model Text Learning the text Creating and performing actions Boxing up template Vocabulary worksheet Conjunctions worksheet Modal Verbs worksheet Shared/Guided write sheet Cold task sheet Hot task sheet etc. Brief lesson plans for 11 sessions All resources are fully editable.

Year 2/3. 12 lesson n\f plan based on the book Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers. Plan looks at poetry, writing a set of rules and ends with a letter to planet earth. Skills taught and covered from the year 2 and 3 curriculum and milestones. Resources for lessons (example letters, templates and writing frames) included.

Attached is a 10-slide PowerPoint you can use when teaching non-fiction. Before delivering this PowerPoint, put a selection of non-fiction books out on the children’s tables. Contents: Features of non-fiction texts. Activities to complete. Presenting facts in different ways. Finding information. Asking questions. Topics to research. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. Fully editable.

These structure strips are designed to be stuck on the left-hand side of a student’s page to provide a clear guide as they write each non-fiction text type. The give a guide to the paragraph structure of the text and what to write in each paragraph. They can be used to help students generate a plan as well as to support them when they write the final text. The text types included are: Recount/Diary News report Instructions Biography Persuasive argument Balanced argument Explanation Report If used in an I do, We do, You do writing progression – these can scaffold the process for students. Not having to remember what to include, can free up working memory for a greater sentence and word level focus during the writing process. They are available in PDF format to avoid formatting issues as images have been included to give some limited dual coding to help student understand what is required. There are 3 of each strip on a page to allow for quick copying of them if being used for class support.

An extract on Tigers. Accompanied by bronze/silver/gold differentiation Can be used for guided reading or extract alone can be used as example of a non-chronological report. Aimed at KS2

10 visual prompts for non-fiction writing. Great for a one-off lesson or cover work. Suitable for all ages/abilities (KS2/KS3/KS4)

These informative and engaging resources enable students to build the skills needed to interpret and analyse 19th Century non-fiction texts. This will aid students through the new Paper 2 Section A of GCSE English Language - for which they need to become confident readers of 19th, 20th, and 21st Century non-fiction texts. These resources give students a strong foundation of knowledge of features of non-fiction texts in the 19th Century, using newspaper stories from the time based on 'Jack the Ripper' as the predominant examples. There are easily enough resources for at least two lessons within this resource pack. Students learn through the following tasks: - Inferring and deducing contextual knowledge through an interactive starter task; - Understanding the features of London in 1888 through a video introduction; - Building close reading skills through a study of a non-fiction extract about Jack the Ripper; - Answering exam-style questions interpreting and inferring the key meanings in the text; - Using models and templates to write extended analysis responses about the language used in the non-fiction extract; - Peer assessing their partners' learning attempts. The following resources are provided: - Engaging and colourful step-by-step PowerPoint; - Jack the Ripper newspaper extract; - Teacher lesson guidance; - Interpretation worksheet; - Analysis worksheet; - Writing to analyse. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the PowerPoint.

A scheme of work for KS3 based on non-fiction writing.

15 lessons on non-fiction reading and writing on the theme of animals planned and delivered to small groups of SEN students in a behaviour setting. Locating facts and opinions from texts, creating an information poster, analysing and writing leaflets, analysing and writing instructions, writing a newspaper article and analysing and writing film reviews. Resources included for most lessons.

A non-chronological report on the history of the Circus Alongside the report is 3 differentiated retrieval comprehension tasks ranging in difficulty. Aimed at KS2 Can be used as a stand alone comprehension or as part of wider reading/ whole class reading around the topic of the circus and historical entertainment.

This non-fiction text about robots is a fascinating look at the history, evolution and possible future of robotics and AI. It is accompanied by comprehension questions that target key skills of retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary.

Understanding the Difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction PDF Download Topics covered- Characteristics of Fictional Texts Characteristics of Non-Fictional Texts Purpose of Fictional Texts Purpose of Non-Fictional Texts Fact vs Fiction Identifying Fictional Texts Identifying Non-Fictional Texts Review

This lesson is designed to support students with writing a persuasive non-fiction piece on including more people with disabilities. It looks at both a TED TALK video and a article to help students construct an argument and then present it at the end of the lesson.

Used with lowest ability year 7 intervention class. 15 resources in total. Resources include: 4 x worksheets for filling in forms 1 x sheet showing examples of form 2 x newspaper terminology match up activities 2 x activities on writing a report 1 x template showing students how to layout a newspaper front page 1 x PowerPoint on topic audience and purpose 2 x topic audience activities (1 differentiated version) 1 x photo activity to introduce manipulating reader reaction 1 x non-fiction word find

These worksheets can be used when teaching children about the features of non-fiction texts e.g. index, glossary, captions, subheadings etc. The first of the two worksheets allows children to write about each feature. I used the second worksheet with lower ability children. They had to match the feature to its definition.

‘Volcanoes’ is one of a series of full texts available as a printable story, poem or non-fiction report from Learning by Questions. The full texts provide an illustrated story, poem or report in an A4 format for pupils to refer to, annotate and keep when completing the comprehension questions. The full texts also provide original reading resources for whole class, reciprocal, guided or individual reading. The Comprehension Question Sets have a scrollable version of the text for pupils to refer to as they work their way through the questions. ‘Volcanoes’ is a non-fiction explanation text for Year 5/6 pupils that covers the key aspects of volcano formation. LbQ’s English Reading Question Sets have been developed by teachers and subject matter experts.

Nine Skim and Scan activities based on a range of historical sources such as Tutankhamen’s Tomb, Zeus, Titanic and the Blitz. Students are required to read a short extract and then locate a range of words within a time limit - just like a wordsearch! These have proven very popular with my class and helps with speedy retrieval skills in preparation for the SATs.

Planning idea for the last week of term before the Christmas holidays.