DRAFT Text Type Overview of Language Features (to be used in conjunction with Australian urriculu!

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To entertain
orientation
se*uence of
events
proble! -
resolution
conclusion
7riting
8nnovation on text
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Mrs Wishy Washy
related nouns and pronouns for
characters (9ac:0 the boy0 he+
doing0 relating0 saying0 thin:ing and
feeling verbs
circu!stances ; who0 when0 where0
how0 why
describing words
si!ple conjunctions
past tense0 dialogue
sentence patterns
extended noun groups with added
attributes
short verb groups and circu!stances
of ti!e and location add infor!ation
si!ple and co!pound sentences
state!ents0 *uestions and
co!!ands in dialogue (reading+
past and present verb tense
the beginning of a sentence carries
:ey infor!ation< (the!e position+
si!ple conjunctions = adding and
co!paring
ideas are lin:ed through repeated
words and synony!s<
pronouns agree with the words they
refer to
how noun and verb groups lin:
characters0 setting and plot
verbs and nouns signal relationships
between characters
being0 doing0 thin:ing0 saying0 relating
verbs
pronoun reference chains
conjunctions
first (80 we+ third person (they+
past 0 present 0 future tense
descriptive language
use of the!e-rhe!e to focus reader
attention
o A clause can represent what is
happening> who or what is ta:ing
part> circu!stances of ti!e and place
o effective use of si!ple0 co!pound
and co!plex sentences
hu!an and non;hu!an participants
range of processes (action0 thin:ing0
feeling verbs+
circu!stances = setting ti!e # place
participant-process groups using
attributes
pronoun reference chains
conjunctions
first (80 we+ third person (they+
past tense - present tense - future
tense
dialogue
descriptive - figurative language
use of the!e-rhe!e to focus reader
attention
varying !ood = characters using
*uestions or co!!ands
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To retell events
orientation
events in ti!e;
order
re;orientation
-evaluation
(optional+
Focus on? se*uencing ideas0 !atching
pictures and events and oral retelling
topic related nouns
!odelled sentence structures
past tense
ti!e references at beginning of
sentences
Focus on? orientation0 se*uence of events
and re;orientation
extending actions by adding
circu!stances of ti!e or location
(beginning of sentence+>
past tense
conjunctions to add infor!ation
action and thin:ing verbs to !a:e
co!!ent
Focus on? !a:ing connections between
people0 places0 events and things
se*uencing using circu!stances of
ti!e in the!e position
conjunctions and text connectives
indicating ti!e
paragraphing relating to changes in
ti!e
Focus? scientific0 historic or literary
events
specific nouns and noun groups
including technical ter!s
action and !ental processes
ti!e references in the!e position
paragraphing with a range of text
connectives
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To give instructions in
se*uence
goal
!aterials
!ethod
evaluation
(optional+
doing verbs
co!!ands
describing words to add infor!ation
si!ple conjunctions to add ideas
doing verb at beginning of co!!ands
patterns of short noun and verb
groups in instructions
so!e technical vocabulary
adding infor!ation in labels
action verbs in the!e position
headings and sub;headings
adding detail through adjectives and
adjectival clauses
use of colon and dot points
understanding of second person
action verbs in the!e position
second person ; co!!ands
text connectives to se*uence0 clarify
and show cause and effect
added clauses of explanation and
description
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To describe0
investigate0 infor!
generalisation
classification -
behaviours
observation -
co!!ent
conclusion-reco!
!endations
!odelled text with a focus on
observation-co!!ent
topic related words
:ey infor!ation is in the!e position in
the sentence
relating verbs in present tense
:ey infor!ation is contained in noun
groups
so!e describing words
follows a !odelled text

o a general observation or co!!ent
o factual descriptions - observations
o relating and action processes are
used
o sentences have a range of noun
groups in the!e position
o adjectives add detail to noun groups
o conjunctions add or co!pare
infor!ation
o general classification
o detailed observations
o conclusion
o a concluding state!ent
o so!e technical nouns
o adjectives and adjectival phrases in
noun groups
o pronoun references closely lin:ed to
nouns
o relational and action processes in
present tense
o circu!stances to add infor!ation
(place0 !anner0 cause+
o conjunctions to add0 co!pare or
show cause
o technical title
o an introductory paragraph and clear
topic sentences in paragraphs
o a concluding state!ent
o topic focus in the!e position in
sentences
o elaborations in dependent and
independent clauses
o related noun groups using technical
nouns
o relational and action processes in
present tense
o text connectives = list description0
proble! solution0 cause-effect0
co!parison
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To explain pheno!ena
definition
co!ponents
explanatory
se*uence
@uild on descriptions and recounts
o topic related nouns and
pronouns
o present tense
o adjectives and adverbs to add
detail
@uild on descriptions and recounts
o so!e technical vocabulary
o present tense
o ti!e and se*uence connectives
o adjectives and adverbs to
o general state!ent
o se*uenced explanation
o general nouns and noun groups
o present tense
o clauses to elaborate how and shy
o text connectives of ti!e and
cause-effect
o alternating the!e-rhe!e
o general state!ent and-or definition
o logically se*uenced paragraphs
o present tense
o detailed descriptions
o high !odality
o alternating the!e-rhe!e for
processes
o often passive voice
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To argue or persuade
A thesis presented
fro! a particular point
of view
thesis
series of
argu!ents
reiteration
Orally
state!ents provide infor!ation
*uestions as: about so!ething
adding reasons for personal li:es and
disli:es eg< becauseA
state!ents of belief
doing0 thin:ing and feeling verbs
first person for personal opinions
:ey ideas in the!e position
si!ple conjunctions to add
infor!ation or co!pare ideas
ideas lin:ed by related words0
repeated words and phrases and
si!ple synony!s
circu!stances to elaborate when0
where0 why and how
adjectives and verbs construct
positive and negative subject !atter
paragraphs and connectives lin:
ideas
conjunctions o f place0 ti!e0 !anner
and cause and exa!ple
referring words (these+ lin: ideas
li:e ideas in a paragraph
general0 abstract and technical nouns
!ental processes
elaborate ideas in dependent and
independent clauses
choose !odals to indicate degree of
certainty0 or probability
evaluative nouns0 verbs0 adjectives
and adverbs express opinion
select conjunctions to lin: clauses
repetition to e!phasise