Levels 28 Ruby
Key learning Area Health and Physical Education
Theme Playing sport in teams

Title Join a Team Sport
Text Type Exposition
Pages 2–9
Text Form Magazine article
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 2)
Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 3–8)
Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 9)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. exercise, teams)
-- Pronouns (e.g. they, we, us)
-- Adjectives (e.g. physical, exciting)
-- Sensing verbs (e.g. need)
-- Adverbs (e.g. socially, generally)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in their area)
-- Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Second, Third)

Title We Won!
Text Type Reference
Pages 10–16
Text Form Match review
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To give an opinion about a written or visual work, object or event

Text Structure
Context: States the context of the work, object or event and previews the writer's opinion (optional) (Page 10)
Description: Describes features of the work, object or event (Pages 11–15)
Judgement: Gives a personal opinion based on the description (Page 16)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. spectators, possession)
-- Pronouns (e.g. their, our)
-- Adjectives (e.g. huge, shiny, loudest)
-- Sensing verbs (e.g. thought, hoped)
-- Adverbs (e.g. obviously, speedily)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. around the court )
-- Time and sequence words (e.g. Yesterday afternoon)