Levels 14/15 Green/Orange Key learning Area Science and Social Studies Theme Non-engine Powered Objects that can Fly
Text Type Exposition Text Form Technical Writing Genre Non-fiction Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
Text Structure Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Pages 2–3) Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 4–15) Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 16)
Language Features ‧Nouns (e.g. hang-gliders, wind, aeroplane) ‧Pronouns (e.g. them) ‧Adjectives (e.g. long, small) ‧Present tense verbs (e.g. lands, pulls, pushes) ‧Time and sequence words (e.g. When)