Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald Key learning Area Science and Social Studies Theme Animals
Title Pogo’s New Trick Text Type Narrative Pages 2–9 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 2) Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 2–8) Resolution: The problem is solved (Pages 8–9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. paw, trick, treats)
Pronouns (e.g. she, he)
Adjectives (e.g. cute, old, friendly)
Past tense verbs (e.g. wagged, barked, asked)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. in front of her)
Time and sequence words (e.g. Then, Soon)
Title Teaching Dogs New Tricks Text Type Information Report Pages 10–16 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 10) Description: Provides information about the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 10–15) Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 16)