Structure in Non-Fiction (2/2)
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.11.4
Structure in Non-Fiction: Diagrams & Maps
Structure is how a text is set out or organised. There are structures that are used in non-fiction, like diagrams and maps, pictures, graphs, short paragraphs and columns.
Diagrams and maps
- Pictures, diagrams and maps can provide additional information to a text.
- Diagrams and maps might also provide instructions or directions.
Pictures
- Pictures can give more information about what is written.
- Pictures can make the text more attractive to read.
Graphs
- Graphs can provide important information in a clearer way than text.
Short paragraphs and columns
- Often non-fiction writing is set out in columns and shorter paragraphs.
- The use of short paragraphs and columns make the text easier to read.
- The use of short paragraphs and columns make the text more appealing to read.