Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being Theme Protective Clothing
Title Capsized 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 3–8) Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. river, helmet, kayak)
Pronouns (e.g. her, she, they)
Adjectives (e.g. cold, wet, peaceful)
Past tense verbs (e.g. paddled, capsized, brought)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. towards them)
Time and sequence words (e.g. Ten minutes later)
Title Saved by My Life Jacket Text Type Recount Pages 10–16 Text Form Personal Recount Genre Fiction Purpose To retell and evaluate events and experiences
Text Structure Orientation: Provides information about who, where and when (Page 10) Sequence of Events: Presents events in chronological order (Pages 11–15) Personal Comment: Evaluates the events that took place (Page 16)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. clothes, paddles, life jacket)
Pronouns (e.g. I, we, my)
Adjectives (e.g. fun, deep)
Past tense verbs (e.g. carried, realised, reached)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. on the river)
Time and sequence words (e.g. Yesterday afternoon)
By Julie Haydon
Illustrations by Bettina Guthridge