Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald Key learning Area Technology Theme Dams and Water Use
Title Dams and Reservoirs 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. spillways, dam, reservoir)
Pronouns (e.g. it)
Adjectives (e.g. large, strong, wide)
Present tense verbs (e.g. walk, drive, flows)
Adverbs (e.g. along)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. out of the spillway)
Title Letter to the Editor Text Type Exposition Pages 10–16 Text Form Letter 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 position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 15)