PM Writing 2 Orange/Turquoise 16/17 The Surprise

　　Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
　　Key learning Area Technology
　　Theme Constructing a Toy Box

　　Title A Surprise for Tom
　　Text Type Narrative
　　Pages 2–9
　　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 (Page 2)
　　Complication: The character encounters a problem (Page 2)
　　Resolution: The problem is solved (Pages 4–9)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. brother, Sunday, shop)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. he, I, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. red, yellow, best)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. helped, gave, felt)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. to a toy shop)

　　Title Tom’s Surprise
　　Text Type Recount
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Letter
　　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. Tom, birthday, wood)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. I, we, him)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. big, best)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. bought, painted, made)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in the garage)