PM Writing 3 Gold/Silver 22/23 Tyrannosaurus Rex

　　Levels 22/23 Gold/Silver
　　Key learning Area Science
　　Theme Dinosaurs

　　Title Tyrannosaurus rex
　　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. reptiles, dinosaurs)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. big, powerful, small)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. ate, hunted, were)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. millions of year ago)

　　Title Stuck in the Mud
　　Text Type Narrative
　　Pages 10–16
　　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 10)
　　Complication: The character encounters a problem(Pages 12–15)
　　Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 12–16)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. head, dinosaur, pool)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. she, it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. dark, smaller, murky)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. walked, saw, lifted)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. through the forest)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. Suddenly)