Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
Key learning Area Technology
Theme Constructing a Toy Box

Title A Surprise for Tom
Text Type Narrative
Pages 2–9
Text Form Story
Genre Fiction
Purpose To entertain and/or instruct readers by telling a series of events with a problem and a solution

Text Structure
Orientation: The main character is introduced in a setting of time and place (Page 2)
Complication: The character encounters a problem (Page 2)
Resolution: The problem is solved (Pages 4–9)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. brother, Sunday, shop)
-- Pronouns (e.g. he, I, they)
-- Adjectives (e.g. red, yellow, best)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. helped, gave, felt)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. to a toy shop)

Title Tom’s Surprise
Text Type Recount
Pages 10–16
Text Form Letter
Genre Fiction
Purpose To retell and evaluate events and experiences

Text Structure
Orientation: Provides information about who, where and when (Page 10)
Sequence of Events: Presents events in chronological order (Pages 12–15)
Personal Comment: Evaluates the events that took place (Page 16)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. Tom, birthday, wood)
-- Pronouns (e.g. I, we, him)
-- Adjectives (e.g. big, best)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. bought, painted, made)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in the garage)