Developing Informative Writing Skills

• English
• Primary Education

Developing Informative Writing Skills

Stage 1 - Year 2

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What are information reports?

Information reports provide factual information about a particular topic.

Some examples of topics include people, animals, objects and events.

There are many types of information reports, such as:

• procedures
  
• reports
  
• explanations
  
• news articles.
  

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Information Report Structure

Title	This is the main idea of the text.
Introduction	This is a general statement about the topic
Description	This is a few sentences about the topic with many facts
Conclusion	This is an ending sentence

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Where does the title go in an information report?

1. In the middle of the report
2. At the bottom
3. The very beginning
4. In the first sentence

Information Report Example

Title  Turtles 

Introduction

Turtles are reptiles. They are cold-blooded, so they need sunlight to keep them warm and active.

Description

Turtles have a hard shell on their back. This protects them from their enemies. Some turtles can even hide their heads inside their shells if they are being attacked!

Turtles lay their eggs on land. Some turtles lay their eggs in sand, then leave the eggs to hatch on their own. When they hatch, the baby turtles scramble down into the water. They have to be quick so that they don’t get eaten by larger animals.

Most turtles eat plants that grow in the water. Some turtles also like to eat meat. These turtles eat small insects, snails and worms.

Conclusion

Many species of turtles are endangered, which means they are at risk of extinction. Humans must work to protect these beautiful creatures.

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What are some facts we learnt about Turtles?

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Highlight the parts of the text that you have with you about owls in the colours below and hand into Miss Saxby!

 Title in Orange

Introduction in Green 

Description in Red 

Conclusion in Blue 

Owls

Owls are known as birds of prey. They are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and hunt at night.

Owls have forward-facing eyes and a hooded beak. As they do not have teeth, they use their sharp beak to help them tear apart their food. They also have powerful claws which help them to catch their prey. The colour of an owl’s feathers can be brown, grey, white and black. The mix of colours provides a nice camouflage for the owl in their environment.

Owls are carnivores, which means that they eat meat. They hunt insects, small mammals and other small birds during the night.

There are more than 200 different species of owls.