Yr 7 Non-fiction texts

• English
• Secondary Education
• Age 12,13

Yr 7 Non-fiction texts

Preparing for half-yearly examination 

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What is the definition of a non-fiction text?

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For the next questions, drag the blue text squares to the correct red squares.

Fiction 

Non-fiction

Pumpkin soup recipe

Sydney Herald article on dangers of energy drinks

Alice in Wonderland

 interview with King Charles

Review of the new Despicable Me movie

Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban

The very hungry caterpillar

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Rising action

Plot

Setting

Subheadings

Resolution

Glossary

Graphs

Index

What are examples of non-fiction text features?

There are many kinds of non-fiction texts! Here are five important categories:

1. Descriptive

2. Instructional

3. Explanatory

4. Persuasive

5. Biography

In the next question, drag the definitions (blue) to the correct category (red)

Descriptive

Instructional

Explanatory

Persuasive

Biography

Describe or tell about something

Give instructions on how to do or make something

Tells how or why something happens

Try to convince you to do something

Tell the events of a real person

Descriptive	Describe or tell about something (a ladybug, a country).
Instructional	Give instructions on how to do or make something. Usually in chronological order (ordered from first to last). May be numbered or use words like first, next, then, finally. Can have diagrams or pictures. Gives necessary detail and few extra details. Also known as procedural as step-by-step procedures are given.
Explanatory	Tell how or why something happens. Often uses cause and effect language – because, if, therefore. May have technical vocabulary. (how rainbows are formed, why leaves change colour, or why snakes shed their skins)
Persuasive	Try to convince you to do something, buy something, or go somewhere. Tell you what to do and try to convince you to do that. Might try to convince with words or pictures.
Biography	Tell the events of a real person (birth, family, childhood, adulthood, significant contribution to the world).

Your Task:

Read the following book descriptions and determine in which non-fiction category they belong. Give a short reason why you categorized the way you did (*hint* use the category definitions above!).

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Task

On Google Classroom there's a text about Service Animals. Read the text and answer the questions below it.