Key learning Area Science Theme Trees and the natural environment
Title Discovery of a Giant Tree Text Type Description Pages 2–9 Text Form Article in a scientific magazine Genre Non-fiction Purpose To describe the characteristics of people, places and things
Text Structure Introduction: Informs the reader about the subject being described (Page 2) Characteristics: Describes details about the subject (Pages 3–8) Evaluation: Provides a personal comment about the subject (Page 8)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. Tasmania, Centurion, trunk)
Pronouns (e.g. it, they)
Adjectives (e.g. ancient, evergreen)
Present tense relating verbs (e.g. is, has)
Adverbs (e.g. recently, even)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. at some time)
Title How Trees Grow in a Forest Text Type Explanation Pages 10–16 Text Form Chapter in a book Genre Non-fiction Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
Text Structure Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Page 10–11) Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 11–15) Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 16)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. shoot, roots, leaves, nutrients)
Pronouns (e.g. it, they)
Adjectives (e.g. stronger, different)
Present tense relating verbs (e.g. falls, lands, split)