Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise Key learning Area Science Theme Ice
Title All About Ice Text Type Information Report Pages 2–9 Text Form Technical Writing 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 2–8) Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. ice, water, land)
Pronouns (e.g. it)
Adjectives (e.g. cold, hard, thick)
Present tense verbs (e.g. floats, skate, melts)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. on the ice)
Title Experimenting with Ice Text Type Procedure Pages 10–16 Text Form Instructions Genre Non-fiction Purpose To provide instructions about how
to make or do something
Text Structure Goal: Outlines what is to be achieved (Page 10) Materials: Specifies the materials needed to achieve the goal (Page 10) Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 11–15)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. paper, ice, stopwatch)
Pronouns (e.g. it)
Adjectives (e.g. red, warm, cold)
Present tense verbs (e.g. Draw, Put, Start)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. in the glass of warm water)