Levels 22/23 Gold/Silver
　　Key learning Area Social Studies and Mathematics
　　Theme Gem Mining
 
　　Title HowGemstonesAreMined
　　Text Type Explanation
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Scientific Writing
　　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)
　　Concluding Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 9)
 
　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. gemstones, earth, minerals)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. deep, small)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. brought, cut, polished)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. at these mines)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. After that)
 
　　TitleWorkingat a Diamond Mine
　　Text Type Exposition
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Essay
　　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 10)
　　Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 11–15)
　　Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)
 
　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. mine, diamonds, truck)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. I, you, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. giant, exciting, beautiful)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. think, like)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in an aeroplane)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Second)