PM Writing 2 Orange/Turquoise 16/17 Footpaths

　　Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
　　Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
　　Theme Footpath Safety

　　Title City Footpaths
　　Text Type Information Report
　　Pages 2–9
　　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 (Page 2)
　　Description: Provides information about the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 3–8)
　　Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 8)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. footpath, cars, roads)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. busy, special)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. walk, travel, stepping)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. by the sides of many roads)

　　Title A Letter to the Council
　　Text Type Exposition
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Letter
　　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 10)
　　Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 10–14)
　　Concluding Statement: Relates the point of view more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. council, stick, accident)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. I, he, you)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. long, white)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. think)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. near our house, at Hall Street)