PM Writing 2 Green/Orange 14/15 A School Concert

　　Levels 14/15 Green/Orange
　　Key learning Area Art and Music
　　Theme Music and Movement

　　Text Type Exposition
　　Text Form Essay
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To persuade by arguing one side of an issue

　　Text Structure
　　Statement of Position: 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. school, concert, costumes)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. They, everyone)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. big)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. think, like)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in a big concert)