PM Writing 3 Purple/Gold 20/21 Snails

　　Snails

　　Levels 20/21 Purple/Gold
　　Key learning Area Science and Social Studies
　　Theme Garden Snails and their Behaviour

　　Title Snail Trails
　　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 (Page 2)
　　Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 3–8)
　　Resolution: The problem is solved (Page 9)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. Tia, morning, lettuces)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. I, we, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. green, crinkly, big)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. said, were, had)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in a tub at home)

　　Title All About Snails
　　Text Type Information Report
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Reference
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To present information that classifies living and non-living things

　　Text Structure
　　General Statement: Identifies and classifies the subject (Page 10)
　　Description: Provides information about the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 11–16)
　　Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 16)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. bodies, land, water)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. They)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. small, soft, spiky)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. have, live, eat)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. on land, in water)