PM Writing 4 Emerald 26 The Common Cold

　　The Common Cold

　　Levels 26 Emerald
　　Key learning Area Health
　　Theme The cold virus

　　Title Why We Catch a Cold
　　Text Type Explanation
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Article in a magazine
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To explain how or why something occurs

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

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. virus, throat, fluid)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. they, it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. tiny, sore, unwell)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. is, lives, spreads)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. quickly)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. from the nose)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. After entering the body)

　　Title No Colds for Our School!
　　Text Type Exposition
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Article in a school newsletter
　　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 (Page 10–11)
　　Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 12–15)
　　Concluding Statement: Relates the position more forcefully to persuade the reader (Pages 16)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. winter, responsibility)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. healthy, Tired)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. believe, think)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. quickly, thoroughly, ofter)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. this winter, into the air)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. First, Second, Third)