Plants Need Water
Levels 22/23 Gold/Silver Key learning Area Science and Social Studies
Theme Plants and Water
Title Plants Need Water Text Type Exposition
Pages 2–9
Text Form Persuasive Essay
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 2)
Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 3–9)
Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 9)
Language Features ‧Nouns (e.g. plants, water, food)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it, they, their)
‧Adjectives (e.g. large, hot, sunny)
‧Sensing verbs (e.g. need, must)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in hot weather)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Third)
Title Plants and Water Text Type Procedure
Pages 10–16
Text Form Experiment
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To provide instructions about how to make or do something
Text Structure Goal: Outlines what is to be achieved (Page 10)
Materials: Specifies the materials needed to achieve goal (Page 10)
Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 12–15)
Language Features ‧Nouns (e.g. plants, dye, celery)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
‧Adjectives (e.g. tall, red, white)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. fill, Check, Look)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. until it is red)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. After)
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