Non-Chronological Reports

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Non-Chronological Reports
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What Do You Already Know?
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Purpose

• TO INFORM
• GIVES FACTUAL INFORMATION ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC
• THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE EASY TO FIND AND
  UNDERSTAND

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Examples

• Non fiction book (e.g. geography)
• Letter
• Catalogue
• Information leaflet
• Magazine article
• Topic based school project
• Tourist guide book
• Encyclopaedia entry
• HISTORY reports on historical figures
• SCIENCE characteristics and habitats of plants
  and animals
• GEOGRAPHY reports on different places and
  geographical features e.g. rivers, mountains

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Structure

• The title of the report is the subject e.g. Roman
  Housing.
• The first paragraph introduces the subject of the
  whole report.
• New paragraphs are used for each fact or
  description, often with sub-headings.
• It is NOT written in chronological order.
• It is often written in continuous present tense
  (although historical reports are written in the
  past tense).
• Ends with a paragraph summarising key points.

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Language Features

• Present tense (except historical reports)
• Third person
• Formal tone
• Subject-specific vocabulary
• Each paragraph starts with a general statement
  and then goes on to give more detail
• Describes
• References information sources

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Other Features

• Pictures
• Diagrams
• Tables
• Charts
• Graphs
• Glossary

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Planning Your Report
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What Can You Remember?
Purpose
Examples
Other Features
Structure
Language Features