Living in the City 

 
Levels 18/19 Turquoise/Purple
Key learning Area Social Studies
Theme Urban Living
 
Title Life in the City
Text Type Exposition
Pages 2–9
Text Form Speech
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 4–6)
Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 8)
 
Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. morning, apartment, city)
-- Pronouns (e.g. you, I, we)
-- Adjectives (e.g. good, hot)
-- Sensing verbs (e.g. like, agree)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in an apartment in the city)
 
Title Crash! Bang! Thump!
Text Type Narrative
Pages 10–16
Text Form Story
Genre Fiction
Purpose To entertain and/or instruct readers by telling a series of events with a problem and a solution
 
Text Structure 
Orientation: The main character is introduced in a setting of time and place (Page 10)
Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 10–14)
Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 16)
 
Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. window, noise, truck)
-- Pronouns (e.g. he, she, you)
-- Adjectives (e.g. big, huge, good)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. heard, leaped, backed)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. down the street)