PM Writing 4 Sapphire 29 Levers

Levers

Levels 29 Sapphire
Key learning Area Technology/Science
Theme How levers are used

Title How Levers Work
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 (Page 2)
Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 3–8)
Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 9)

Language Features
　‧Nouns (e.g. machines, loads, pivot, fulcrum)
　‧Pronouns (e.g. they, them)
　‧Adjectives (e.g. simple, Many)
　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. are, is turns, moves)
　‧Adverbs (e.g. easily, usually, only, often)
　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. at the fulcrum)
　‧Conjunctions/Text connectives (e.g. when, because, If)

Title The Crowbar
Text Type information Report
Pages 10–16
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 10)
Description: Provides information about the subject's physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 10–15)
Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject Page 16)

Language Features
　‧Nouns (e.g. crowbar, boulders, lever, force)
　‧Pronouns (e.g. they, them, their, it)
　‧Adjectives (e.g. metal, large, rotted, strong)
　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. happens, changes, is)
　‧Adverbs (e.g. apaart, always)
　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. under the load, in their toolkit)