Levels 18/19 Turquoise/Purple Key learning Area Art and Music Theme Musical Instruments
Title How Drums Are Played Text Type Explanation Pages 2–9 Text Form Technical Writing Genre Non-fiction Purpose To explain how or why something
occurs
Text Structure Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Pages 2–3) Explanation Sequence: Tells about a series of events in order of time or cause and effect (Pages 4–8) Concluding Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. drum, instrument, person)
Pronouns (e.g. it, they)
Adjectives (e.g. hollow, different)
Present tense verbs (e.g. plays, moves, makes)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. with other instruments)
Title How to Make a Drum Kit 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 (Pages 10–11) Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 12–16)