PM Writing 4 Ruby 28 Modern Maps

　　Levels 28 Ruby
　　Key learning Area Social Studies/Technology
　　Theme Printed and electronic maps

　　Title How a Map is Made
　　Text Type Explanation
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Reference article
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To explain how or why something occurs

　　Text Structure
　　Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Pages 2–4)
　　Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 5–8)
　　Summary Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 8)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. types, features, satellites)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. they, their)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. different, bird's-eye, New)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. is, are, show, find)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. already, always, Sometimes)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. ion the map)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Then, Next, Finally)

　　Title Paper or Electronic Maps?
　　Text Type Discussion
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Presentation
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To examine more than one side of an issue

　　Text Structure
　　Opening Statement: Outlines the issue (Pages 10–11)
　　Arguments 'For' and 'Against': Includes evidence in support of and against the issue (Pages 12–15)
　　Concluding Statement: Summary of the writer's opinion (Page 16)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. equipment, technology, future)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it, they, them)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. windy, paper, electronic)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. wanted, like, seems)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. usually, quickly, especially)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. from one place to another)
　　‧Conjunctions/Text connectives (e.g. However)