PM Writing 3 Gold/Silver 22/23 Tyrannosaurus Rex

Tyrannosaurus rex

Levels 22/23 Gold/Silver
Key learning Area Science
Theme Dinosaurs

Title Tyrannosaurus rex
Text Type Information Report
Pages 2–9
Text Form Reference
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To present information that classifies living or non-living things

Text Structure
General Statement: Identifies and classifies the subject (Page 2)
Description: Provides information about the subject's physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 3–8)
Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)

Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. reptiles, dinosaurs)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
‧Adjectives (e.g. big, powerful, small)
‧Past tense verbs (e.g. ate, hunted, were)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. millions of year ago)

Title Stuck in the Mud
Text Type Narrative
Pages 10–16
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 (Pages 10)
Complication: The character encounters a problem(Pages 12–15)
Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 12–16)

Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. head, dinosaur, pool)
‧Pronouns (e.g. she, it)
‧Adjectives (e.g. dark, smaller, murky)
‧Past tense verbs (e.g. walked, saw, lifted)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. through the forest)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. Suddenly)