Blueberry Muffins
Levels 18/19 Turquoise/Purple
Key learning Area Technology
Theme Making a Sweet Treat for the Family
Title Muffins for Grandma
Text Type Narrative
Pages 2–9
Text Form Play
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. birthday, lunch, Toby)
‧Pronouns (e.g. she, her, they)
‧Adjectives (e.g. long)
‧Past tense verbs (e.g. came, looked, turned)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. into the kitchen)
Title An Email to Dad
Text Type Recount
Pages 10–16
Text Form Email
Genre Fiction
Purpose To retell and evaluate events and experiences
Text Structure
Orientation: Provides information about who, where and when (Page 10)
Sequence of Events: Presents events in chronological order (Pages 12–15)
Personal Comment: Evaluates the events that took place (Page 16)
Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. Dad, Grandma, muffins)
‧Pronouns (e.g. she, I, we)
‧Adjectives (e.g. best)
‧Past tense verbs (e.g. tasted, loved, saw)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. Today, Then)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. at our house)
