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

CauseEffect

Rotten

timbre

came off.

The timbre sank.

The boat 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