Story Book
Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald
Key learning Area Art and Music
Theme Writing Children’s Books
Title Taffy Cat
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 (Pages 3–8)
Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 9)
Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. window, breakfast, wheels)
-- Pronouns (e.g. her, she, their)
-- Adjectives (e.g. favourite, fresh, soft)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. knew, waited, watched)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. on Angela’s bed)
-- Time and sequence words (e.g. The next day)
Title Make a Story Book
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. paper, book, story)
-- Pronouns (e.g. you, your)
-- Adjectives (e.g. difficult, main)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. decide, start, check)
-- Adverbs (e.g. together)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in your story)