Starter quiz
- Match the text type with the correct definition.
- Fiction⇔A story that is made up or imagined. ✓
- Non-fiction⇔A real story or text that provides true information. ✓
- Poetry⇔A type of writing used to stir emotions (sometimes rhymes). ✓
- What is 'narrative' another word for?
- a dance
- a story ✓
- a game
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- Order the following in the way they would appear in a story.
- 1⇔Beginning
- 2⇔Problem
- 3⇔Resolution
- 4⇔End
- Which of the following would a non-fiction text be written about?
- Paddington Bear
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- The Great Fire of London ✓
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- In the subject history, what do we learn about?
- the past ✓
- the present
- the future
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- Why do people read non-fiction texts?
- to use our imagination
- to learn interesting or important information ✓
- to be creative
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Exit quiz
- What type of text is 'Emmeline Pankhurst, Little People Big Dreams'?
- A fiction story
- A poem
- A biography ✓
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- Complete this sentence. A biography is often written about a __________ figure.
- fictional
- funny
- significant ✓
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- Why is Emmeline Pankhurst considered a significant figure?
- She lived a long time ago.
- She helped women win the right to vote. ✓
- She had four children.
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- Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
- activist⇔A person who takes action to change something in our world. ✓
- suffrage⇔The right to vote in political elections. ✓
- biography⇔A non-fiction text written about a person's life. ✓
- What does chronological order mean?
- order of time ✓
- random order
- order of importance
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- Starting with the event that happened first, order the following events from Emmeline Pankhurst's life chronologically.
- 1⇔Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester, England.
- 2⇔Emmeline didn't have the same rights as her brothers growing up.
- 3⇔Emmeline became an activist for women's right to vote.
- 4⇔With Emmeline's help, women eventually won the right to vote.
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Key learning points
- A biography is a non-fiction text
- A biography tells the true story of a person's life
- Biographies are written in chronological order
- Biographies are often written about significant figures
- Emmeline Pankhurst was a significant historical figure
Common misconception
All narratives are fiction stories.
Some narratives tell the story of real life events, making them a non-fiction text. A biography is an example of this.
Keywords
Biography - a non-fiction text written about someone's life
Chronological - following the order in which a series of events happened
Significant figure - a person who has done something important that influenced the world
Activist - a person who takes action to change something in our world
Suffrage - the right to vote in political elections
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