Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
Theme Footpath Safety

Title City Footpaths
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 8)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. footpath, cars, roads)
-- Pronouns (e.g. they)
-- Adjectives (e.g. busy, special)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. walk, travel, stepping)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. by the sides of many roads)

Title A Letter to the Council
Text Type Exposition
Pages 10–16
Text Form Letter
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 10–14)
Concluding Statement: Relates the point of view more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. council, stick, accident)
-- Pronouns (e.g. I, he, you)
-- Adjectives (e.g. long, white)
-- Sensing verbs (e.g. think)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. near our house, at Hall Street)