Levels 20/21 Purple/Gold Key learning Area Social Studies and Mathematics Theme Endangered Black Rhinoceroses
Title Why Black Rhinos Are Endangered Text Type Explanation Pages 2–9 Text Form Newspaper Article Genre Non-fiction Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
Text Structure Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Page 2) Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 3–8) Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. rhinoceros, Africa, snouts)
Pronouns (e.g. them)
Adjectives (e.g. many, cleared)
Present tense verbs (e.g. make, build, find)
Time and sequence words (e.g. In the 1960s)
Title Looking for Blossom 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 (Page 10) Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 11–15) Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 16)