Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise Key learning Area Technology Theme Automotive Technology
Title Cars Today 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 4–8) Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. cars, engines, people)
Pronouns (e.g. they, them)
Adjectives (e.g. big, small)
Present tense verbs (e.g. travel, carry)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. from place to place)
Title Why People Drive Cars Text Type Explanation Pages 10–16 Text Form Newspaper Article Genre Non-fiction Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
Text Structure Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Page 10) Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 11–15) Summary Statement: Rounds off events (Page 16)