Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise Key learning Area Science/Social Studies Theme Providing habitat for wildlife in the garden
Title The Messy Garden Text Type Narrative Pages 2–9 Text Form Story Genre Fiction Purpose To entertain and/or instruct readers
by telling a series of events with a problem and a solution
Text Structure Orientation: The main character is introduced in a setting of time and place (Pages 2–3) Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 4–7) Resolution: The problem is solved (Pages 8–9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g.
Saturday, Aunty, garden)
Pronouns (e.g. it, her, we)
Adjectives (e.g. Messy, long, beautiful)
Past tense verbs (e.g. raked, pulled, said)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. in garden bags)
Title A Garden for Wildlife Text Type Exposition Pages 10–16 Text Form Speech Genre Fiction Purpose To persuade by arguing one side
of an issue
Text Structure 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)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. wildlife, water, birds)
Pronouns (e.g. I, you)
Adjectives (e.g. fresh, beautiful)
Sensing verbs (e.g. think, feel)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. from the flowers and
berries)