Use of the passive voice to affect the presentation of information in a sentence.
To choose the appropriate form of writing and style to suit a specific purpose and audience drawing on knowledge of different non-fiction text types.
To secure understanding of the form, language conventions and grammatical features of non-chronological reports.
To use different layout devices, (for e.g. headings, sub-headings, columns, bullets, or tables, to structure text).
To use punctuation of bullet points to list information.
Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to indicate a stronger subdivision of a sentence than a comma. Use of colon to introduce a list and semi-colons within lists.
How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity e.g. man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or recover versus re-cover.
Choosing and positioning sophisticated connectives to suit the purpose of the writing (e.g. in addition to, contrary to, despite, eventually, owing to, as revealed by).
To write reports as part of a presentation on a non-fiction subject.