Dams and Reservoirs

Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald
Key learning Area Technology
Theme Dams and Water Use

Title Dams and Reservoirs
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. spillways, dam, reservoir)
-- Pronouns (e.g. it)
-- Adjectives (e.g. large, strong, wide)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. walk, drive, flows)
-- Adverbs (e.g. along)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. out of the spillway)

Title Letter to the Editor
Text Type Exposition
Pages 10–16
Text Form Letter
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 (Page 10)
Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 11–15)
Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 15)

Language Features
-- Nouns (e.g. dam, town, drought)
-- Pronouns (e.g. it, they)
-- Adjectives (e.g. clean, small, new)
-- Present tense verbs (e.g. provide, drink, use)
-- Adverbial phrases (e.g. at the power station)
-- Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Second)