Tyrannosaurus rex
Levels 22/23 Gold/Silver
Key learning Area Science
Theme Dinosaurs
Title Tyrannosaurus rex
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. reptiles, dinosaurs)
-- Pronouns (e.g. it)
-- Adjectives (e.g. big, powerful, small)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. ate, hunted, were)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. millions of year ago)
Title Stuck in the Mud
Text Type Narrative
Pages 10–16
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 (Pages 10)
Complication: The character encounters a problem(Pages 12–15)
Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 12–16)
Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. head, dinosaur, pool)
-- Pronouns (e.g. she, it)
-- Adjectives (e.g. dark, smaller, murky)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. walked, saw, lifted)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. through the forest)
-- Time and sequence words (e.g. Suddenly)