Non-fiction and media

Save time with our Non-fiction and media pack; a collection of relevant and useful source materials alongside creative teaching ideas and resources.

Aimed at both KS3 and KS4 students, this pack is sure to motivate!

What’s included?

• links to non-fiction source material
• lesson plans and ideas alongside tailor-made resources
• practical, student-facing activities.

What’s inside?
Introduction (pages 1-2)
Summary of pack
Non-fiction and media source material
Route through – part one: non-fiction overview (pages 3-5)
Route through – part two: structure (pages 6-7)
Route through – part three: tone and influence (pages 8-10)
Route through – part four: pictures and other presentational devices (pages 11-12)
Route through – part five: PAF language and tone (pages 13-14)
Route through – part six: assessment and exam (pages 15-16)
Resources (pages 53-87)
Strategies for tackling writing weaknesses
Importance of tone
Analysing persuasive texts
Views of Stonehenge
Persuasive writing worksheet
Newspaper bias
The key to a good blurb
Word analysis quadrant
Analysing a still image
Analysing an opinion article
Colour symbolism
Speed dating revision
Rewriting for audience and purpose
Crocodile language: making it snappy