Can you describe ionic bonding and structure of ionic compounds to me?

Ionic bonding involves ionic bonds forming between a metal and a non- metal (show where metals and non- metals lie on the periodic table) and electrons are transferred. The structure of this ionic compound is a giant lattice with oppositely charged ions and strong electrostatic forces (attractive forces between ions) between them. The oppositely charged ions consist of positive ions formed by the metal element losing one or more electrons and negative ions formed by the non- metal gaining one or more electrons. This could be a 3 mark question for a given ionic compound such as sodium chloride. The first thing to do would be describe the transfer of electrons- sodium loses one electron to become a 1+ ion and chlorine atom gains one electron to be a 1- ion. This means both ions have a full outer shell (or 8 electrons in each outer shell). Now you would explain the structure- the oppositely charged ions (Na+ and Cl-) are arranged in a giant ionic lattice with strong electrostatic forces between them.