PM Writing 2 Orange/Turquoise 16/17 Gardens

　　Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
　　Key learning Area Science/Social Studies
　　Theme Providing habitat for wildlife in the garden

　　Title The Messy Garden
　　Text Type Narrative
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Story
　　Genre Fiction
　　Purpose To entertain and/or instruct readers by telling a series of events with a problem and a solution

　　Text Structure
　　Orientation: The main character is introduced in a setting of time and place (Pages 2–3)
　　Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 4–7)
　　Resolution: The problem is solved (Pages 8–9)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. Saturday, Aunty, garden)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it, her, we)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. Messy, long, beautiful)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. raked, pulled, said)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in garden bags)

　　Title A Garden for Wildlife
　　Text Type Exposition
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Speech
　　Genre Fiction
　　Purpose To persuade by arguing one side of an issue

　　Text Structure
　　Explains the writer’s point of view and previews the arguments (Pages 2–3)
　　Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 4–15)
　　Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. wildlife, water, birds)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. I, you)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. fresh, beautiful)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. think, feel)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. from the flowers and berries)