Levels 18/19 Turquoise/Purple
Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
Theme Sport and Health

Title A World of Sport
Text Type Information Report
Pages 2–9
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 2)
Description: Provides information about the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 3–8)
Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. people, sports, team)
-- Pronouns (e.g. you)
-- Adjectives (e.g. special)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. play, do, wear)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in a team)

Title Be Healthy, Play Sport!
Text Type Exposition
Pages 10–16
Text Form Newsletter
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To persuade by arguing one side of an issue

Text Structure
Statement of Position: Explains the writer’s point of view and previews the arguments (Page 10)
Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 11–15)
Concluding Statement: Relates the point of view more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. children, bodies, sport)
-- Pronouns (e.g. they, them)
-- Adjectives (e.g. new, good)
-- Sensing verbs (e.g. think)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. to make new friends)