Modern Maps
Levels 28 Ruby
Key learning Area Social Studies/Technology
Theme Printed and electronic maps
Title How a Map is Made
Text Type Explanation
Pages 2–9
Text Form Reference article
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
Text Structure
Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Pages 2–4)
Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 5–8)
Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 8)
Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. types, features, satellites)
‧Pronouns (e.g. they, their)
‧Adjectives (e.g. different, bird's-eye, New)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. is, are, show, find)
‧Adverbs (e.g. already, always, Sometimes)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. ion the map)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Then, Next, Finally)
Title Paper or Electronic Maps?
Text Type Discussion
Pages 10–16
Text Form Presentation
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To examine more than one side of an issue
Text Structure
Opening Statement: Outlines the issue (Pages 10–11)
Arguments 'For' and 'Against': Includes evidence in support of and against the issue (Pages 12–15)
Concluding Statement: Summary of the writer's opinion (Page 16)
Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. equipment, technology, future)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it, they, them)
‧Adjectives (e.g. windy, paper, electronic)
‧Sensing verbs (e.g. wanted, like, seems)
‧Adverbs (e.g. usually, quickly, especially)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. from one place to another)
‧Conjunctions/Text connectives (e.g. However)
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