PM Writing 1 Yellow/Blue 8/9 A Wind Chime

　　Levels 8/9 Yellow/Blue
　　Key learning Area Technology
　　Theme Constructing

　　Text Type Description
　　Text Form Object Description
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To describe the characteristics of people, places and things

　　Text Structure
　　Introduction: Informs the reader about the subject being described (Pages 2–3)
　　Characteristics: Describes details about the subject (Pages 4–15)
　　Evaluation: Provides a personal comment about the subject (Page 16)

　　Language Features

　　‧Common nouns (e.g. beads, feathers, string)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it, some)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. long, windy)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. is, are, has)