Stop!
Levels 11/12 Blue/Green
Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
Theme Recognising Potential Danger
Text Type Exposition
Text Form Safety Brochure
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 argument (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
‧Common nouns (e.g. road, bike, helmet)
‧Pronouns (e.g. you)
‧Adjectives (e.g. deep, fast)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. run, fall, jump)