Levels 14/15 Green/Orange
Key learning Area Art and Music
Theme Music and Movement
Text Type Exposition
Text Form Essay
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 (Pages 2–3) Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 4–15) Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)