Wonders of the Arctic
Levels 30 Sapphire Key learning Area Social Science
Theme Arctic events
Title How the Northem Lights Occur Text Type Explanation
Pages 2–9
Text Form Article in a science journal
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
Text Structure Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Page 2)
Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 3–8)
Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Pages 8–9)
Language Features ‧Nouns (e.g. Arctic Circle, particles, magnet)
‧Pronouns (e.g. they)
‧Adjectives (e.g. giant, smooth)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. flows, blows)
‧Adverbs (e.g. most often, downwards)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. as a blaze of colour, in the night sky)
‧Conjunctions/Text connectives (e.g. when)
Title The Iditarod Sled Dog Race Text Type Recount
Pages 10–16
Text Form Blog
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To retell and evaluate events and experiences
Text Structure Orientation: Provides information about who, where and when (Page 10)
Sequence of Events: Presents events in chronological order (Pages 11–15)
Personal Comment: Evaluates the events that took place (Page 16)
Language Features ‧Nouns (e.g. Alaska, barriers)
‧Pronouns (e.g. I, we, they)
‧Adjectives (e.g. essential, enthusiastic)
‧Past tense verbs (e.g. bellowed, cheered)
‧Adverbs (e.g. Recently, behind, eagerly)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. along the snow-covered street)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. As the start time ticked down towards ten o'clock)
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