PM Writing 4 Sapphire 29 Constructions

　　Levels 29 Sapphire
　　Key learning Area Social Science/Technology
　　Theme Constructions

　　Title The Oresund Bridge
　　Text Type Response
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Review
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To give an opinion about a written or visual work, object or event

　　Text Structure
　　Context: States the context of the work, object or event and previews the writer's opinion (optional) (Page 2)
　　Description: Describes features of the work, object or event (Pages 4–8)
　　Judgement: Gives a personal opinion based on the description (Page 9)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. Denmark, passengers)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. you, they, it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. amazing, spectacular, artificial)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. thought, hoped, know)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. once, easily)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. into a four-kilometre long tunnel)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. It took four years)

　　Title Preserving Historical Buildings
　　Text Type Discussion
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Essay
　　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. office blocks, designs, buildings)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. they, them)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. historical, high-rise)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. believe, think )
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. firmly)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. over hundreds of years)
　　‧Conjunctions/Text connectives (e.g. However)