PM Writing 3 Silver/Emerald 24/25 Magnets

　　Levels 24/25 Silver/Emerald
　　Key learning Area Science
　　Theme Magnets and Magnetism
 
　　Title How a Magnet Attracts Objects
　　Text Type Explanation
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Scientific Essay
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To explain how or why something occurs
 
　　Text Structure
　　Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Page 2)
　　Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 3–8)
　　Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 8)
 
　　Language Features
　
　　‧Nouns (e.g. magnet, iron, steel)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. magnetic, non-magnetic, tiny)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. push, pull, attract)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. When)
 
　　Title An Experiment with Magnets
　　Text Type Procedure
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Experiment
　　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 the goal (Pages 11)
　　Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 12–15)
 
　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. toothpicks, marbles, scissors)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. magnetic, empty)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. rule, hold, place)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in turn, under the heading)