Snails

Levels 20/21 Purple/Gold
Key learning Area Science and Social Studies
Theme Garden Snails and their Behaviour

Title Snail Trails
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. Tia, morning, lettuces)
-- Pronouns (e.g. I, we, they)
-- Adjectives (e.g. green, crinkly, big)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. said, were, had)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in a tub at home)

Title All About Snails
Text Type Information Report
Pages 10–16
Text Form Reference
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To present information that classifies living and 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 11–16)
Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 16)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. bodies, land, water)
-- Pronouns (e.g. They)
-- Adjectives (e.g. small, soft, spiky)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. have, live, eat)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. on land, in water)