Levels 18/19 Turquoise/Purple Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being Theme Sport and Health
Title A World of Sport 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 3–8) Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. people, sports, team)
Pronouns (e.g. you)
Adjectives (e.g. special)
Present tense verbs (e.g. play, do, wear)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. in a team)
Title Be Healthy, Play Sport! Text Type Exposition Pages 10–16 Text Form Newsletter Genre Non-fiction Purpose To persuade by arguing one side of an issue
Text Structure Statement of Position: Explains the writer’s point of view and previews the arguments (Page 10) Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 11–15) Concluding Statement: Relates the point of view more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)