PM Writing 4 Emerald 26 Travel

　　Levels 26 Emerald
　　Key learning Area Social Studies
　　Theme National and international travel

　　Title Travel: At Home or Overseas
　　Text Type Discussion
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form School report
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To examine more than one side of an issue

　　Text Structure
　　Opening Statement: Outlines the issue (Page 2)
　　Arguments 'For' and 'Against':  Includes evidence in support of and against the issue (Pages 3–8)
　　Concluding Statement: Summary of the writer's opinion (Page 9)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. families, experiences, castles)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. They, them, it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. new, different, great)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. like, enjoy, think)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. for their holidays, in a different country)
　　‧Conjunctions/Text connectives (e.g. and, or, when)

　　Title Make a Travel Brochure
　　Text Type Procedure
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Instructions
　　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 (Page 10)
　　Steps:Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 11–16)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. brochure, information, tourists, arrow, label)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. you, It, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. short, two-page, best, special)
　　‧Present tense relating verbs (e.g. plan, Choose, Select, insert, print)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. Carefully, easily)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in the brochure, under the title and slogan)