A School Concert
Levels 14/15 Green/Orange
Key learning Area Art and Music
Theme Music and Movement
Text Type Exposition
Text Form Essay
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 (Pages 2–3)
Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 4–15)
Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)
Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. school, concert, costumes)
-- Pronouns (e.g. They, everyone)
-- Adjectives (e.g. big)
-- Sensing verbs (e.g. think, like)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. in a big concert)