Levels 18/19 Turquoise/Purple Key learning Area Technology Theme Making a Sweet Treat for the Family
Title Muffins for Grandma Text Type Narrative Pages 2–9 Text Form Play 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. birthday, lunch, Toby)
Pronouns (e.g. she, her, they)
Adjectives (e.g. long)
Past tense verbs (e.g. came, looked, turned)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. into the kitchen)
Title An Email to Dad Text Type Recount Pages 10–16 Text Form Email Genre Fiction Purpose To retell and evaluate events and experiences
Text Structure Orientation: Provides information about who, where and when (Page 10) Sequence of Events: Presents events in chronological order (Pages 12–15) Personal Comment: Evaluates the events that took place (Page 16)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. Dad, Grandma, muffins)
Pronouns (e.g. she, I, we)
Adjectives (e.g. best)
Past tense verbs (e.g. tasted, loved, saw)
Time and sequence words (e.g. Today, Then)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. at our house)
By Heather Hammonds
Illustrations by Pat Reynolds
Photographs by Lyz Turner-Clark