All About Penguins: Writing a Non-Chronological Report

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A complete Grade 3 ESL writing pack on non-chronological reports (also called information reports or all-about texts): the features of a report (title, introduction, subheadings, grouped facts, present tense, captions and a closing fun fact), how reports differ from stories and diaries, grouping facts under subheadings, and planning and writing a report about an animal.

Overview

Students learn that a non-chronological report gives facts about a topic, grouped by subject rather than in time order. They read a model report, "All About Penguins", find its features and discuss why each one helps the reader. They compare reports with time-order texts such as diaries, recipes and stories, sort facts under the right subheading, practice writing in the present tense and finish by planning their own report about an animal, with an introduction, three subheadings and a fun fact.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Writing a Non-Chronological Report
Category: Writing
File Type: PDF
File Size: 374.6 KB
Published: 08 Nov 2026
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Grade 3 ESL (ages 8–9), A1–A2 50 minutes Non-fiction writing organizing information reading for features present tense vocabulary

Learning Objectives

Identify the features of a non-chronological report.
Group facts under suitable subheadings.
Plan and write a short report in the present tense about an animal.

How to Use This Resource

Show a story and a fact book about the same animal. Ask: "How are these books different?"
Read the model report together and label its features with the slides, then do worksheet activities 1 and 2.
Students complete activities 3 to 6, then use the quiz and finish their report for homework.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Feature hunt: give groups a non-fiction book and a checklist; they find a title, subheadings, a caption and a fact box.
Fact sorting: cut up facts about an animal and sort them into envelopes labeled Appearance, Habitat and Food.
Report gallery: display finished reports and let students leave a sticky note with one new fact they learned.

Differentiation

Support: give a writing frame with a title box, an introduction starter and three labeled subheading boxes, plus a fact bank. Challenge: add a fact box, a glossary of two technical words and a diagram with a caption.

Assessment

Use the worksheet and quiz to check the features and grouping of facts. Use the rubric for the report plan in activity 6 and the finished homework report.

Teacher Tips

Many students write reports in the past tense, like a story. Point out that reports describe what is true now, so they use the present tense: "Penguins eat fish", not "Penguins ate fish".

What's Included

11-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (8 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 8 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

Additional Files

Lesson Slides (PPTX)
Editable Student Pages and Lesson Plan (DOCX)
A5 Flashcards (PDF)
Answer Key (PDF)

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