Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being Theme Footpath Safety
Title City Footpaths Text Type Information Report Pages 2–9 Text Form Reference Genre Non-fiction Purpose To present information that classifies living or non-living things
Text Structure General Statement: Identifies and classifies the subject (Page 2) Description: Provides information about the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 3–8) Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 8)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. footpath, cars, roads)
Pronouns (e.g. they)
Adjectives (e.g. busy, special)
Present tense verbs (e.g. walk, travel, stepping)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. by the sides of many roads)
Title A Letter to the Council Text Type Exposition Pages 10–16 Text Form Letter Genre Non-fiction Purpose To persuade by arguing one side of an issue
Text Structure Statement of Position: Explains the writer’s point of view and previews the arguments (Page 10) Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 10–14) Concluding Statement: Relates the point of view more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. council, stick, accident)
Pronouns (e.g. I, he, you)
Adjectives (e.g. long, white)
Sensing verbs (e.g. think)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. near our house, at Hall Street)