Title Humpback Whales Text Type Recount Pages 2–9 Text Form Logbook Genre Fiction Purpose To retell and evaluate events and experiences
Text Structure Orientation: Provides information about who, where and when (Page 2) Sequence of Events: Presents events in chronological order (Pages 4–9) Personal Comment: Evaluates the events that took place (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. boat, passengers)
Pronouns (e.g. its, us, their)
Adjectives (e.g. magnificent, huge, amazing)
Past tense verbs (e.g. was, had)
Adverbs (e.g. securely, expertly)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. not far from us)
Time and sequence words (e.g. it wasn't long)
Title Gentle Giant of the Sea Text Type Description Pages 10–16 Text Form Poem Genre Fiction Purpose To describe the characteristics of people, places and things
Text Structure Introduction: Informs the reader about the subject being described (Page 10) Characteristics: Describes details about the subject (Pages 10–16) Evaluation: Provides a personal comment about the subject (Page 16)