Levels 11/12 Blue/Green Key learning Area Social Studies and Mathematics Theme Comparisons
Text Type Information Report 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 (Pages 2–3) Description: Provides information about the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 4–15) Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 16)
Language Features ‧Common nouns (e.g. nest, water, forest) ‧Adjectives (e.g. red-eyed, grey, bigger) ‧Present tense verbs (e.g. lives, is)