Contents of Short



Fiction or Non-Fiction?Fiction texts…Non-Fiction texts…Contain stories about made up people or animals (characters), events or placesAre about real people, things, events or placesHave to be read in order, starting at the beginningCan be read in any order Sometimes have illustrations and picturesOften contain lots of photographs, diagrams and charts. These images usually have labels and captions with them Are sometimes divided up into chaptersAre sometimes divided up into chapters but also have other sections, like an index, a glossary, headings and subheadingsOften contain speech and talkingTell you facts and informationExamples of fiction texts include: story books, novels, poems, plays and film scriptsExamples of non fiction texts include: encyclopaedias, magazine and newspaper articles, biographies and autobiographies, instructions and explanationsUnit 1 Day 1Name ______________________________The things I really want to mention on my _______________________ information page are….–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Unit 1 Day 2Loggerhead Turtle Fact FileThick shell Strong front flippers Length: 90cmLargest hard-shelled turtleVery good vision at nightCan make some sounds and calls Comes up to the surface to breathe airOnly rarely comes out of the waterLays eggs in sand/ mudEggs are soft, leatheryEats: aquatic plants, worms, snailsEndangeredUnit 1 Day 2Long Beaked Dolphin Fact FileEats small fish, shrimps, squidLives: warm waters near coastLength: 2.5 metres Grey back, golden sides, white bellyVery intelligentLives in groups called podsA mammalBreathes air through blowholes Can stay underwater for a while but must come up for air Swims very fastCan jump and somersaultBabies are called calvesUnit 1 Day 2Blue Whale Fact FileOver 30 metres longWeighs: 200 tonsBiggest creature that has ever livedEats krill (small shrimps)Can live for 80 yearsCan stay underwater for half an hour but must come up for airTwo blow holes for breathingMakes sounds that can be heard 1,500 kilometres awayBabies 8 metres longSwims in all the world’s oceansEndangeredUnit 1 Day 2Octopus Fact FileEight armsArms covered with suckersSoft body with no shellCan change shapeSquirts black inkProduces venom (poison)Eats: crabs, shrimps and clamsOften lives on seabedCan change colour for camouflageBreathes underwater through gills Can grow up to 10 metres longUnit 1 Day 2Spider Crab Fact FileLives in: seas around JapanLives very deep down in ocean8 legs and 2 arms with pincersLegs 4 metres longUses pincers to pick things upHard orange/ white shellBody: size of a basketballEats: smaller crabs and shellfishCan live for 100 yearsLays eggsUnit 1 Day 2Walrus Fact FileLives in Arctic regionsCan survive immense cold Two tusks (each 1 metre long)Uses tusks for: fighting, holding on to iceBristly whiskersEats: crabs and shellfishWeighs: 1000kg3.5 metres longThick waterproof skinSkin brown/red colourBlubber layer 15cm thick for warmthUnit 1 Day 2Angel Fish Fact FileLives in warm tropical seasLives near coral reefsVery bright/ colourfulHides in rocks at nightShyEats: sponges and sea plantsLays eggsBreathes underwater through gillsSpines along backBetween 15 and 60cm longCan be kept as petsUnit 1 Day 2Sea Horse Fact FileA kind of fish40 different sorts of seahorseMainly lives in shallow warm watersSome live near Britain2 to 30cm longDoesn’t have scalesSometimes kept as petsEndangered in some parts of the worldEats: shrimps, tiny fish, planktonNo teethGrips onto seaweed with tailUnit 1 Day 2Key Features of Information TextsNon-fiction information writing…Has headings and titles.Is factual, being about real things and places. It does not tell a story.Is usually written in the present tense.Uses ‘proper’, technical words to name things. It does not use vague words like ‘thing’ or ‘stuff’.Has illustrations and diagrams, some of which can be captioned or have labels on them.Is broken up into separate parts, with a new line for a new subject.Can use bullet points to start new sentences.Unit 1 Day 3 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download