Writing - Structure 6 Respectful & Innovative 15 February 2012.

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Writing - Structure 6 Respectful & Innovative 15 February 2012

Structures The structure of a piece of writing is determined by its function and purpose, defined by the types of writing/text types.

Text Types Narratives Recounts Information Report Explanation Text

Individual Work Look at the poem ‘Sinking Sunset’ and decide which of the following text type it falls into: -Narrative -Recount -Information Report -Explanation Text

Sinking Sunset  Who do you think ‘I’ in lines 1, 8 & 17 refers to?  What do you think the poem is talking about? 

Sinking Sunset  What do you think happen to the character in the poem in the end?  What makes you say so?

Sinking Sunset  Let’s trace/sequence the events in the poem that landed the character into that predicament.

Events Leading to the Outcome  The boat bobbed in the sea calmly.  A rotten timbre came out the boat. (splash)  The rotten timbre/wood sank.  The boat sank. (splash)  The character screamed. (scream)  The boat sank further.  The character lost consciousness.  Left a single rotten timbre bobbing up and down

Cause & Effect Leading to the Outcome  The boat bobbed in the sea calmly.  A rotten timbre came out the boat.  The rotten timbre/wood sank.  The boat sank.  The character screamed.  The character sank.  The boat sank further.  The character lost consciousness.  Left a single rotten timbre bobbing up and down

Cause & Effect Leading to the Outcome Cause Effect Rotten timbre came off. The timbre sank. The boat sank. The character screamed. The character sank. The character lost consciousness. Left a piece of timbre floating. The character sank. The character died. The character lost consciousness.

A3 - Consequence  Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition