After you’ve looked at non-fiction text features, see if your students can identify examples of the text features independently. Grab an appropriate level non-fiction text and get started! Happy teaching & learning! Be purposeful teachers Who are in control Feel inspired And knows they’ve done enough. ☆ If you found this product helpful, please leave a review below! @attheminute.teaching

A collection of non-fiction texts around the theme of workhouses. Suitable for KS3 or KS4. Available as Word doc and PDF files. Can be reduced or used in their entirety for all year groups in comparative non-fiction study, as a stimulus for writing or to supplement Victorian fiction for cultural capital. Includes: An extract from the Order of the Poor Law Board (NB this is an image with small font so may require enlarging if it is to be used in its entirety) A small list of punishments given at a workhouse A Walk in A Workhouse, by Charles Dickens An advert for a porter at a workhouse A report on child labour

These resources have been developed to assist pupils in their analysis of Non-Fiction texts. It provides a series of questions to help guide pupils through the important aspect of Non-Fiction texts, with several short examples for pupils to practice on. Also included is a detailed revision sheet to assist pupils in analysing linguistic devices, especially those pupils who find it difficult to discuss the effect of language. These have been used successfully with GCSE pupils in preparation for their English Language exam, but they can also be used for KS3 English classes.

An written example and template for writing a Police Crime Report. Can be used for English or History to recount an event or details from a novella.

English non-fiction writing introduction lesson that explores purpose, audience, text types or forms, language and structure as students recap previous learning on non-fiction texts from previous years and use their new learning to evaluate purpose, audience and key features within an article on tattoos and perspectives around them. Useful for KS3 students, particular Year 8 or Year 9, as well as GCSE English Language students preparing for Language Paper 2. Includes differentiated activities, engaging worksheets, modelled examples, extensive teacher and student notes and more. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. **This lesson forms part of our KS3 Complete Pack. ** AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package

This 100 page Word document resource is aimed at pupils following Edexcel International GCSE English Language specification A. It focuses on preparation for question 4 of the Paper 1 examination on the ten non-fiction Anthology texts: The Danger of a Single Story; A Passage to Africa; The Explorer’s Daughter; Explorers or Boys Messing About; Between a Rock and a Hard Place; Young and Dyslexic; A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat; Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan; H is for Hawk; Chinese Cinderella. FOR A DETAILED PREVIEW, SEE THE FREE RESOURCE ‘THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY: WORKBOOK WITH ANSWERS’ WHICH IS THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THIS BOOKLET The booklet can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision pack, or as self-study materials for pupils who have missed the teaching of the Anthology due to absence or starting courses late. The study of each anthology text is divided into the following sections: Background and context: Brief details about the writer and the topic of the extract Summary of the text: Summary of the main issues covered in the extract Get started: Pre-reading activity to lead pupils into the text Read the text: Instruction to read the whole text in the Anthology before starting the activities Key vocabulary: List of vocabulary to aid understanding of the text Analyse the language and structure of the text: Questions and activities to encourage analysis Consolidate your understanding: Activity to highlight key points about language or structure Answer a practice examination question: An exam-style question 4 with ten sentence starters Detailed suggested answers are given for sections 1-7 plus a simplified mark scheme for pupils to self-assess their Section 8 practice essays if working independently. A glossary of ‘Language Features: Technical Terms’ is included at the end of the booklet and words in the booklet marked * are explained in this list with examples from the Anthology extracts. The non-fiction extracts are NOT included in this booklet. Pupils should have their own copies of the EdExcel IGCSE English Anthology which is issued by the examination board.

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.

Suitable for Edexcel IGCSE English Language A. Contains notes on purpose, audience, form and tone, alongside key features of the texts, their ideas and the perspectives presented in them. This is particularly useful for allowing students to write questions 4 and 5 in the exam. Contains information on the following texts: The Danger of A Single Story A Passage to Africa The Explorer’s Daughter Explorers or Boys Messing About? Either Way, Taxpayer Gets Rescue Bill 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Young and Dyslexic? You’ve Got It Going On. A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey Into Bhutan H is for Hawk Chinese Cinderella

This is a powerpoint, detailing exam structure, common student mistakes, presenting exemplar answers and analysing the mark scheme for questions 1-5 of Edexcel IGCSE English Language. This is suitable for the anthology including: Danger of A Single Story A Passage to Africa The Explorer’s Daughter Explorers or Boys Messing About? Either Way, Taxpayer Gets Rescue Bill 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Young and Dyslexic? You’ve Got it Going On A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan H is for Hawk Chinese Cinderella

Two English puzzles based on the topic of non-fiction texts suitable for KS4 or KS3 students. This Tarsia puzzle booklet contains 16 pages and four Tarsia puzzles. This is a set of engaging no preparation editable worksheet printable puzzles for your students to practice their problem solving skills and consolidate their knowledge on this topic Each Tarsia puzzle comes complete with: a muddled puzzle worksheet ready to print for students Optional placeholder template which can be used to help differentiate downwards. Answer sheet for the teacher Students love this engaging and entertaining style of learning. Tarsia puzzles are a great way to reinforce learning on a topic or to assess learning either before starting a topic or after teaching a topic. **Contents of Tarsia Puzzle Set ** ☞ 1 x Higher Ability Puzzle ☞ 1 x Lower Ability Puzzle Topic 2 ☞ 2 x Completed Answer Puzzle sheet ☞ 1 x Set of three blank templates for students to make their own puzzles ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ How could you use it? Assess prior knowledge As a class based activity / team activity An educational ‘Treat ’ For your students. Edit the Tarsia puzzles and make your own differentiated version Have students create their own version as homework or a project Teacher Top Tip Laminate your own class set and you can use them year after year… ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ What is a Tarsia puzzle? Think of it as a puzzle or even a more complicated version of playing snap or pairs but instead of the information being the same students are matching key terms with definitions or dates with events or equations, etc Product Code: C8/TA/17 ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Why not check out our full range of over 2,500 products on our website and sign up to our monthly newsletter and access free resources ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰

This resource explores text which have the purpose to inform, explain, describe and persuade. It provides information on how to write and analyse leaflets and articles. It considers presentation features and language use as well as the purpose of the text and the audience it is intended for.

Suitable for lower or middle set groups. An introduction to non-fiction texts with tasks to help identify main points and find evidence for question 1 in the AQA language exam.

Aimed at developing students’ critical reading skills, Reading non-fiction texts is an anthology of ten literary non-fiction texts from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries combined with supporting lesson plans and resources. There are two overview lesson plans for each text, with starter activities, main lesson activities and plenaries which teachers can easily pick up and run with. What’s included? 10 non-fiction text excerpts with a thematically linked ‘partner’ text 20 lesson plans and ideas along with 41 tailor-made resources to developed students’ understanding of assessment objectives Exam-style questions for AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas for every text. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Text 1: Jane Austen’s letter to her sister, Cassandra Austen (pages 4-18) Resource - Jane Austen: true or false quiz Resource - uncovering context: What was life like in 1805? Resource - picture clues Resource - reading non-fiction text analysis grid Text 2: The Guardian article: ‘Why teaching table manners can do more harm than good’ (pages 19-27) Resource - summarise and attack Resource - exploring food, exploring language Text 3: Excerpt taken from The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves (pages 28-43) Resource - pre-reading activity Resource - unpicking imagery Resource - whizzy wiki: Factsheet on The Elephant Man and Frederick Treves Resource - attitudes towards the Elephant Man Text 4: Excerpt taken from My Left Foot by Christy Brown (pages 44-52) Resource - exploring and comparing attitudes Text 5: Charlotte Brontë’s letter to her father (page 53-64) Resource - word sort activity Resource - whizzy wiki: Factsheet on The Great Exhibition Resource - Great Exhibition quiz Resource - letter writing lingo Resource - what was the Great Exhibition like? Text 6: Excerpt from A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr (pages 65-77) Resource - comprehending the text Resource - caption competition Resource - what was the Millennium Dome like? Resource - chain of comparison Text 7: Excerpt from Henry Morley, Household Words, ‘Our Phantom Ship: China’ (pages 78-90) Resource - the typhoon unravelled Resource - views about visiting China Resource - comparing attitudes about China Resource - attitude adjectives Text 8: Excerpt from Behind the Wall by Colin Thubron (pages 91-100) Resource - comprehending the text Resource - Chinese cultural revolution Text 9: Excerpt from Charles Darwin The Voyage of the Beagle (pages 101-114) Resource - quick recall quiz Resource - attitudes towards the native tribes Resource - formal and informal vocabulary grid Resource - close-up on writing technique Text 10: Excerpt from Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (pages 115-123) Resource - pre-reading activity Resource - the language of pain and suffering

This scheme of work is designed to help students understand and create NON-FICTION texts. The scheme of work is designed around travel brochures with the end goal of an assessment in which students create a travel brochure. The lessons include DAFORREST and SOAPSME techniques as well as a breakdown of how to create a front cover and the middle pages of a brochure. The scheme of work did originally include a back cover lesson, but it was far too simple and consisted solely of drawing, which did not add to the linguistic learning. This was replaced with an interactive lesson in which there are sheets about countries like Thailand, Spain, Italy etc printed off and students have to go around the room and fill in their worksheets about each country. This stimulates them to think about the countries that they want to visit and helps with the creation of a non-fiction text!

This PowerPoint explains fully about what non-fiction texts are and what information you need about them for the exam. Really good for revising non-fiction texts.

6 lessons. Looking at information retrieval, explanation questions, comparative questions, presentational analysis. Extracts to annotate and analyse. Teacher model. Quiz on presentation and language techniques with answers.

A complete lesson with the article to help support GCSE exam practice.

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This resource investigates the different types of newspapers available along with their writing styles and structures. It provides examples of tabloid and broadsheet articles and annotes them with characteristic language techniques and devices.