Title The Planets Text Type Information Report Pages 2–9 Text Form Group Presentation Genre Non-fiction Purpose To present information that classifies living or non-living things
Text Structure General Statement: Identifies and classifies the subject (Pages 2–3) Description: Provides information about the subject's physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 4–8) Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. Solar System, energy, Earth, core)
Pronouns (e.g. it, They, its)
Adjectives (e.g. inner, brightest, natural)
Past tense verbs (e.g. is, are, orbits, believe)
Adverbs (e.g. mostly, more quickly)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. in the Solar System)
Title Pluto- A Dwarf Planet Text Type Description Pages 10–16 Text Form Magazine article 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 10) Characteristics: Describes details about the subject (Pages 11–15) Evaluation: Provides a personal comment about the subjects (Page 16)