PM Writing 3 Silver/Emerald 24/25 Maddie’s Life Jacket

 
　　Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald
　　Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
　　Theme Protective Clothing
 
　　Title Capsized
　　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 (Pages 3–8)
　　Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 9)
 
　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. river, helmet, kayak)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. her, she, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. cold, wet, peaceful)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. paddled, capsized, brought)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. towards them)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. Ten minutes later)
 
　　Title SavedbyMyLifeJacket
　　Text Type Recount
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Personal Recount
　　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 11–15)
　　Personal Comment: Evaluates the events that took place (Page 16)
 
　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. clothes, paddles, life jacket)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. I, we, my)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. fun, deep)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. carried, realised, reached)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. on the river)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. Yesterday afternoon)