Levels 28 Ruby
Key learning Area Science
Theme The Planets

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)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. Pluto, planet, observatory)
-- Pronouns (e.g. its, it)
-- Adjectives (e.g. young, Roman)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. is, needs)
-- Adverbs (e.g. only, Recently)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in August 2006)