Apples

　　Levels 20/21 Purple/Gold
　　Key learning Area Science
　　Theme Growing Apples
　
　　Title The Apple Orchard
　　Text Type Recount
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Recount
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To retell and evaluate events and experiences

　　Text Structure
　　Orientation: Provides information about who, where and when (Page 2)
　　Sequence of Events: Presents events in chronological order (Pages 2–9)
　　Personal Comment:  Evaluates the events that took place (Page 9)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. Mum, apple, orchard)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. I, we)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. red, shiny, big)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. went, had, took)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. on the trees, in the bags)

　　Title The Apple Juice Test
　　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 (Page 10)
　　Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 11–16)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. carrot, grapes, knife)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. you)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. large, clean)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. Put, Wait, Turn)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. into the glass, under the juicer’s spout)