Key learning Area Technology/Science Theme How levers are used
Title How Levers Work Text Type Explanation Pages 2–9 Text Form Reference article Genre Non-fiction Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
Text Structure Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Page 2) Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 3–8) Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 9)
Title The Crowbar 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)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. crowbar, boulders, lever, force)
Pronouns (e.g. they, them, their, it)
Adjectives (e.g. metal, large, rotted, strong)
Present tense verbs (e.g. happens, changes, is)
Adverbs (e.g. apaart, always)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. under the load, in their toolkit)