Levels 20/21 Purple/Gold Key learning Area Art and Music Theme How Pottery Is Made
Title How Pottery Is Made 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: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 4–8) Concluding Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. pottery, Bowls, potter)
Pronouns (e.g. it)
Adjectives (e.g. wet, special, hot)
Present tense verbs (e.g. makes, spins, melts)
Time and sequence words (e.g. first, after, then)
Title Make a Coil Pot 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 11–16)