PM Writing 2 Orange/Turquoise 16/17 Cars

Cars

Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
Key learning Area Technology
Theme Automotive Technology

Title Cars Today
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 4–8)
Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)

Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. cars, engines, people)
‧Pronouns (e.g. they, them)
‧Adjectives (e.g. big, small)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. travel, carry)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. from place to place)

Title Why People Drive Cars
Text Type Explanation
Pages 10–16
Text Form Newspaper Article
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To explain how or why something occurs

Text Structure
Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Page 10)
Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 11–15)
Summary Statement: Rounds off events (Page 16)

Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. school, place, petrol)
‧Pronouns (e.g. they)
‧Adjectives (e.g. big, heavy)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. travel, drive, use)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. inside the car)