Stop!

Levels 11/12 Blue/Green
Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
Theme Recognising Potential Danger

Text Type Exposition
Text Form Safety Brochure
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 argument (Pages 2–3)
Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 4–15)
Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)

Language Features
-- Common nouns (e.g. road, bike, helmet)
-- Pronouns (e.g. you)
-- Adjectives (e.g. deep, fast)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. run, fall, jump)