The Great Race

Levels 25 Emerald
Key learning Area Social Studies
Theme The running of a horse race

Title The Great Race
Text Type Narrative
Pages 2–9
Text Form Ballad
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 2–3)
Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 4–8)
Resolution: The problem is solved(Page 9)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. race-caller, Country Cup, stretch)
-- Pronouns (e.g. their, his, they)
-- Adjectives (e.g. coloured, loud, great)
-- Past tense verbs (e.g. galloped, shone, stood)
-- Adverbs (e.g. speedily, behind)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. on the racetrack)
-- Time and sequence words (e.g. The race began)

Title A Day at the Races
Text Type Response
Pages 10–16
Text Form Email
Genre Fiction
Purpose To give an opinion about a written or visual work, object or event

Text Structure
Context: States the context of the work, object or event (what it is, where, etc) and previews the writer's opinion (Page 10)
Description: Describes features of the work, the description (Pages 11–16)
Judgement: Gives a personal opinion based on the description (Pages 11–16)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. racetrack, hooves)
-- Pronouns (e.g. I, We, It, they)
-- Adjectives (e.g. bright green, sweet, exciting)
-- Sensing verbs (e.g. thought, liked)
-- Adverbs (e.g. brightly)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. out in the country)
-- Time and sequence words (e.g. today, during, After)