Levels 22/23 Gold/Silver
Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
Theme Bullying

Title School Bully
Text Type Narrative
Pages 2–9
Text Form Story
Genre Fiction
Purpose To entertain and/or instruct readers by telling a series of events with a problem and a solution

Text Structure
Orientation: The main character is introduced in a setting of time and place (Page 2)
Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 3–8)
Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 9)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. school, parents, desk)
-- Pronouns (e.g. he, They)
-- Adjectives (e.g. new, nasty, angry)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. pushed, asked, sneered)
-- Adverbs (e.g. calmly, bravely, quietly)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. onto the floor)

Title Simon
Text Type Description
Pages 10–16
Text Form Character Description
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 11–15)
Evaluation: Provides a personal comment about the subject (Page 16)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. holidays, children, bully)
-- Pronouns (e.g. he, they)
-- Adjectives (e.g. unhappy, long, powerful)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. plays, thinks, frowns)
-- Adverbs (e.g. Sadly)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. During the weekend)