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Learning Objective: To know how to organise information into a plan for a non-chronological report

Lost in the Rainforest

Non-chronological Reports

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Tell a partner all about the new animal you

have discovered whilst you were lost in the

rainforest!

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After several days of being lost in the rainforest, you finally manage to locate your research team. Excitedly, you tell them about the new species you have been observing and making notes on. They want to know all about it, and ask you to writea full report about the animal using your notes.

Before you write your report, you need to organise your notes into a plan...

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This report is separated into paragraphs, which each give information about a

particular aspect of the animal. The topic of each paragraph is made

clear by the sub-headings.

Thinking about the information you have

about your animal, what sub-headings could you

use in your report?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

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Here are some suggestions for sub-headings for your non-chronological report:

Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

Appearance

On the next few slides, you are going to see some notes about another newly discovered animal.

As a class, discuss which of these sub-headings you think they belong to, and why.

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceWhich of the four sub-headings do you think is the most appropriate for this note to be organised under?

Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceThe last note is most appropriate

under the sub-heading 'Diet'.

Which sub-heading would you put this note under?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Has 4 small, sharp

claws on each foot

• Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceThe last note is most appropriate

under the sub-heading 'Appearance'.

Which sub-heading would you put this note under?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Most active at

night - nocturnal

• Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

• Has 4 small, sharp

claws on each foot

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceThe last note is most appropriate

under the sub-heading 'Behaviour'.

Which sub-heading would you put this note under?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Large, yellow eyes

• Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

• Has 4 small, sharp

claws on each foot

• Most active at

night - nocturnal

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceThe last note is most appropriate

under the sub-heading 'Appearance'.

Which sub-heading would you put this note under?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Lifespan is approx.

3 years

• Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

• Has 4 small, sharp

claws on each foot

• Most active at

night - nocturnal

• Large, yellow eyes

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceThe last note is most appropriate

under the sub-heading 'Other Facts'.

Which sub-heading would you put this note under?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Catches and eats beetles

with sticky tongue

• Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

• Has 4 small, sharp

claws on each foot

• Most active at

night - nocturnal

• Large, yellow eyes

• Lifespan is approx.

3 years

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceThe last note is most appropriate

under the sub-heading 'Diet'.

Which sub-heading would you put this note under?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Its teeth never stop

growing

• Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

• Has 4 small, sharp

claws on each foot

• Most active at

night - nocturnal

• Large, yellow eyes

• Lifespan is approx.

3 years

• Catches and eats

beetles with sticky

tongue

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceThe last note is most appropriate

under the sub-heading 'Other Facts'.

Which sub-heading would you put this note under?

Think, pair, then share your ideas.

Scares off predators by

hissing loudly

• Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

• Has 4 small, sharp

claws on each foot

• Most active at

night - nocturnal

• Large, yellow eyes

• Lifespan is approx.

3 years

• Catches and eats

beetles with sticky

tongue

• Its teeth never stop

growing

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Diet

Behaviour Other Facts

AppearanceThe last note is most appropriateunder the sub-heading 'Behaviour'. • Eats fallen fruit on

forest floor

• Has 4 small, sharp

claws on each foot

• Most active at

night - nocturnal

• Large, yellow eyes

• Lifespan is approx.

3 years

• Catches and eats

beetles with sticky

tongue

• Its teeth never stop

growing

• Scares off predators

by hissing loudly

In what order would you write these four paragraphs in a

report, and why?(HINT: think about what would be most

helpful for the reader to know first.)

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Now it's time for you to organise your own notes

into a plan for your report for the rest of your

research team to read!

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Plenary Swap plans with another person in the class,

and talk through your ideas for your report.

Discuss what order you think you should write your paragraphs in, and why.