Levels 22/23 Gold/Silver Key learning Area Science Theme Dinosaurs
Title Tyrannosaurus rex 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. reptiles, dinosaurs)
Pronouns (e.g. it)
Adjectives (e.g. big, powerful, small)
Past tense verbs (e.g. ate, hunted, were)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. millions of year ago)
Title Stuck in the Mud Text Type Narrative Pages 10–16 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 10) Complication: The character encounters a problem(Pages 12–15) Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 12–16)