Non-chronological report Purpose
Typical language features
• To present information in a clear and objective way
• Formal and impersonal
• To provide a source of information/ reference
Audience • Someone who wants to know about something • Audience is often defined by interest rather than by age
Forms • Reference texts e.g. encyclopaedia • Text books
Typical structure • Clear/factual/in logical order • Opening general statement or paragraph • Paragraphs begin with a topic sentence • Text is organised into categories and sub-headings • Other information provided to support the text, such as images or charts
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IPEELL Stage 1: Text Type Examples
• Present tense to describe observable facts • Generalisation in opening statement • Detailed description where necessary – as well as short explanations • Frequent use of expanded noun phrases ‘crests of long feathers on the sides of their head’ • Technical vocabulary • Pronouns used to refer back to previous information. ‘Penguins…. they’ • Passive voice used to provide objectivity
