內容簡介
Gardens
Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
Key learning Area Science/Social Studies
Theme Providing habitat for wildlife in the garden
Title The Messy Garden
Text Type Narrative
Pages 2–9
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 2–3)
Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 4–7)
Resolution: The problem is solved (Pages 8–9)
Language Features
．Nouns (e.g. Saturday, Aunty, garden)
．Pronouns (e.g. it, her, we)
．Adjectives (e.g. Messy, long, beautiful)
．Past tense verbs (e.g. raked, pulled, said)
．Adverbial phrases (e.g. in garden bags)
Title A Garden for Wildlife
Text Type Exposition
Pages 10–16
Text Form Speech
Genre Fiction
Purpose To persuade by arguing one side of an issue
Text Structure
Explains the writer’s point of view and previews the arguments (Pages 2–3)
Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 4–15)
Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)
Language Features
．Nouns (e.g. wildlife, water, birds)
．Pronouns (e.g. I, you)
．Adjectives (e.g. fresh, beautiful)
．Sensing verbs (e.g. think, feel)
．Adverbial phrases (e.g. from the flowers and berries)
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