Non-Fiction Text Types Card Sort

A card sort to match the six main non-fiction text types with text examples, features and purpose of the non-fiction text genres.

Suitable as a paired or small group activity to be completed as a lesson starter or plenary.

Non-fiction example WAGOLL texts:
✦ Instructional texts: instructions, recipes
✦ Recount texts: diaries, newspaper reports, biographies
✦ Information texts: non-chronological reports
✦ Explanation texts: explanations
✦ Persuasive texts: persuasive letters, adverts

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