Levels 18/19 Turquoise/Purple
　　Key learning Area Art and Music
　　Theme Musical Instruments

　　Title How Drums Are Played
　　Text Type Explanation
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Technical Writing
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To explain how or why something occurs

　　Text Structure
　　Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Pages 2–3)
　　Explanation Sequence: Tells about a series of events in order of time or cause and effect (Pages 4–8)
　　Concluding Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 9)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. drum, instrument, person)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. hollow, different)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. plays, moves, makes)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. with other instruments)

　　Title How to Make a Drum Kit
　　Text Type Procedure
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Instructions
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To provide instructions about how to make or do something

　　Text Structure
　　Goal: Outlines what is to be achieved (Page 10)
　　Materials: Specifies the materials needed to achieve the goal (Pages 10–11)
　　Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 12–16)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. box, bucket, plate)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it, them)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. large, coloured, small, )
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. decorate, put, tape)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. next to the tin)