A Wind Chime
Levels 8/9 Yellow/Blue
Key learning Area Technology
Theme Constructing
Text Type Description
Text Form Object Description
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To describe the characteristics of people, places and things
Text Structure
Introduction: Informs the reader about the subject being described (Pages 2–3)
Characteristics: Describes details about the subject (Pages 4–15)
Evaluation: Provides a personal comment about the subject (Page 16)
Language Features
‧Common nouns (e.g. beads, feathers, string)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it, some)
‧Adjectives (e.g. long, windy)
‧Past tense verbs (e.g. is, are, has)