PM Writing 3 Purple/Gold 20/21 Pottery

Pottery

Levels 20/21 Purple/Gold
Key learning Area Art and Music
Theme How Pottery Is Made

Title How Pottery Is Made
Text Type Explanation
Pages 2–9
Text Form Technical Writing
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To explain how or why something occurs

Text Structure
Identifying Statement: Tells what is to be explained (Pages 2–3)
Explanation Sequence: Explains a series of events or cause and effect (Pages 4–8)
Concluding Statement: Draws all the information together (Page 9)

Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. pottery, Bowls, potter)
‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
‧Adjectives (e.g. wet, special, hot)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. makes, spins, melts)
‧Time and sequence words (e.g. first, after, then)

Title Make a Coil Pot
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 (Pages 10–11)
Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 11–16)

Language Features
‧Nouns (e.g. pot, clay, knife)
‧Pronouns (e.g. you, they)
‧Adjectives (e.g. special, long)
‧Present tense verbs (e.g. Roll, Wind, press)
‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. on a plastic board)