2. Aims
• To introduce you to a range of non-fiction texts
• To allow you to identify non-fiction texts from
the language they use
• To explore one type of non-fiction text in more
detail, focussing on audience, purpose and
language
3. Part of becoming a good reader is
learning how to read a wider and
wider range of material.
As well as fiction (novels, poetry
and drama), you will also need to
be confident in reading and
talking about non-fiction texts.
But what exactly are non-fiction
texts?
4. Non-fiction texts are texts that
deal with material that is not
fiction!
In other words, texts that are
about real things, not things
that are made up.
Non-fiction texts are all around
us and we probably encounter
and read more non-fiction than
fiction texts in the average day!
5.
6. Secret Mission Training Run:
You will be given a spy partner
to work with for this training
mission.
Your mission is…..
To identify as many of the
types (genres) of non-
fiction texts on the task
sheet as possible!
8. Top Secret Undercover
Investigation
Now you’ve proved how
good a spy you are, you will
be assigned to a spy team
and will be given ONE full
non-fiction text to
investigate.
You will expected back at
mission HQ very shortly to
give me a full debrief.
9. Now, to see if today’s mission is complete,
let’s see if we have met our objectives:
•Do you know what the term non-fiction
means?
•Can you name four different types of non-
fiction text?
•Can you tell me five things about one
particular type of non-fiction text?
10. Fantastic work – you definitely deserve a
commendation and some more exciting
missions in the future!
