My Grandma
Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
Key learning Area Art and Music
Theme Portraiture
Title My Painting of Grandma
Text Type Recount
Pages 2–9
Text Form Art Journal
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To retell and evaluate events and experiences
Text Structure
Orientation: Provides information about who, where and when (Pages 2)
Sequence of Events: Presents events in chronological order (Pages 3–9)
Personal Comment: Evaluates the events that took place (Page 9)
Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. morning, Grandma, head)
-- Pronouns (e.g. her, I, she)
-- Adjectives (e.g. short, brown, big)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. came, got, painted)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in front of me)
Title Grandma
Text Type Description
Pages 10–16
Text Form Character Description
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To describe the characteristics of people, places and things
Text Structure
Introduction: Informs the reader about the subject being described (Page 10)
Characteristics: Describes details about the subject (Pages 11–15)
Evaluation: Provides a personal comment about the subject (Page 16)
Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. wrinkles, earrings, grandchildren)
-- Pronouns (e.g. she, her, I)
-- Adjectives (e.g. brown, small, good)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. has, likes, is)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in her house)