Key learning Area Social Science Theme Arctic events
Title How the Northem Lights Occur Text Type Explanation Pages 2–9 Text Form Article in a science journal Genre Non-fiction Purpose To explain how or why some thing 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 (Pages 8–9)
Language Features
Nouns (e.g. Arctic Circle, particles, magnet)
Pronouns (e.g. they)
Adjectives (e.g. giant, smooth)
Present tense verbs (e.g. flows, blows)
Adverbs (e.g. most often, downwards)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. as a blaze of colour, in the night sky)
Conjunctions/Text connectives (e.g. when)
Title The Iditarod Sled Dog Race Text Type Recount Pages 10–16 Text Form Blog Genre Non-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. Alaska, barriers)
Pronouns (e.g. I, we, they)
Adjectives (e.g. essential, enthusiastic)
Past tense verbs (e.g. bellowed, cheered)
Adverbs (e.g. Recently, behind, eagerly)
Adverbial phrases (e.g. along the snow-covered street)
Time and sequence words (e.g. As the start time ticked down towards ten o'clock)