Fundraising at School
Levels 22/23 Gold/Silver
Key learning Area Social Studies and Mathematics
Theme Fundraising Activities at School
Title Fundraising
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, final paragraph)
Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. people, children, school)
‧Pronouns (e.g. others, they)
‧Adjectives (e.g. charity, different)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. read, spell)
‧Adverbs (e.g. sometimes, correctly)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. at school)
Title Spellathon
Text Type Procedure
Pages 10–16
Text Form Instructions
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To provide instructions about how to make or do something
Text Structure
Goal: Outlines what is to be achieved (Page 10)
Materials: Specifies the materials needed to achieve goal (Page 10)
Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 12–15)
Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. money, sponsors, test)
‧Pronouns (e.g. you, your)
‧Adjectives (e.g. sponsor)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. Decide, Count)
‧Adverbs (e.g. correctly, carefully)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. during the spellathon)
