Transcript Northwest Tree Octopus - Gosfield Primary School

Northwest Tree Octopus
This species is relatively unknown, however, there is a lot
of information on the following website.
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
We would like you to write a non-chronological report
(information text) about it or a similar unknown species.
You can use the information on the website to help you or
you could write about an animal that you know a lot about,
or even better, you could make up your own animal and
write a non-chronological report about it.
Your teachers will have given you the chance to look at
other non-chronological reports in school this week and
the features and success criteria are on the back of this
sheet.
Remember this homework is due in on Tuesday May 7th so
you have plenty of time.
Success Criteria
What to include
Structure
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Use present tense
Write in the third person
Include lots of facts/examples
Use a formal writing style (this is not a story)
Use detailed descriptions
Include topic words
Try to vary the way your sentences are
written (can you start with different
words/phrases)
Use technical language
Use titles and subheadings to put your
writing into sections
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Title
Introduction- What is the report about?
Paragraphs- Use subheadings and start
each one with a sentence about your
topic. Use diagrams and charts.
Conclusion- Summarise what you have
written about.
Possibly include a glossary?
*for younger children they will not have come across some of
the vocabulary here but they can still write lots of
informative sentences about a real or imagined animal –
for example what it looks like, how to look after it, what
it eats etc.*