PM Writing 2 Turquoise/Purple 18/19 Play Sport!

　　Levels 18/19 Turquoise/Purple
　　Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
　　Theme Sport and Health

　　Title A World of Sport
　　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. people, sports, team)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. you)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. special)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. play, do, wear)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in a team)

　　Title Be Healthy, Play Sport!
　　Text Type Exposition
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Newsletter
　　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 point of view more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. children, bodies, sport)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. they, them)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. new, good)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. think)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. to make new friends)