PM Writing 2 Orange/Turquoise 16/17 Ice

　　Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
　　Key learning Area Science
　　Theme Ice

　　Title All About Ice
　　Text Type Information Report
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Technical Writing
　　Genre Non-fiction
　　Purpose To present information that classifies living or non-living things

　　Text Structure
　　General Statement: Identifies and classifies the subject (Page 2)
　　Description: Provides information about　the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 2–8)
　　Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 9)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. ice, water, land)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. cold, hard, thick)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. floats, skate, melts)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. on the ice)

　　Title Experimenting with Ice
　　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 (Page 10)
　　Steps: Lists the steps in order of sequence (Pages 11–15)

　　Language Features

　　‧Nouns (e.g. paper, ice, stopwatch)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. it)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. red, warm, cold)
　　‧Present tense verbs (e.g. Draw, Put, Start)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. in the glass of warm water)