1. Writing - Structure 6 Respectful & Innovative 15 February 2012

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

3. Text Types Narratives Recounts Information Report Explanation Text

4. 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

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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

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