Genre of Encyclopaedia Entries

Warm up

What kind of text is an encyclopaedia?

What is its purpose?

What makes it different from other texts?

Activity 1

Read the Tiger encyclopaedia entry.

1. What are three facts you learn about tigers?
2. How is this text written? What is the tone? Why is it written in this way?

What three words best describe the tone and style of this text?

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