Dams and Reservoirs
Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald
Key learning Area Technology
Theme Dams and Water Use
Title Dams and Reservoirs
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 9)
Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. spillways, dam, reservoir)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
‧Adjectives (e.g. large, strong, wide)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. walk, drive, flows)
‧Adverbs (e.g. along)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. out of the spillway)
Title Letter to the Editor
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 11–15)
Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 15)
Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. dam, town, drought)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it, they)
‧Adjectives (e.g. clean, small, new)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. provide, drink, use)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. at the power station)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Second)
