Dams and Reservoirs

　　Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald
　　Key learning Area Technology
　　Theme Dams and Water Use

　　Title Dams and Reservoirs
　　Text Type Information Report
　　Pages 2–9
　　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 2)
　　Description: Provides information about the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 3–8)
　　Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. spillways, dam, reservoir)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. large, strong, wide)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. walk, drive, flows)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. along)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. out of the spillway)

　　Title Letter to the Editor
　　Text Type Exposition
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Letter
　　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 15)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. dam, town, drought)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. clean, small, new)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. provide, drink, use)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. at the power station)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Second)