PM Writing 4 Ruby 28 Team Sports

Team Sports

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)