
Text structure is one of the most tested skills in Year 6 English - and one of the most under-taught. Most resources stop at naming the five structures. This unit goes further: students learn to identify signal words, analyse sub-types, explain how each section contributes to the central idea, and write a structure-purpose statement connecting the author’s structural choice to their purpose. Aligned to AC9E6LA03 and AC9E6LY03.
The unit covers all five informative text structures - Description, Sequence, Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, and Problem/Solution - through 10 structured lessons with original passages, a signal words reference chart, sub-type analysis tools, and the contribution statement formula applied across every structure.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
63 PowerPoint slides across 10 structured lessons
3 worksheets (6 pages total) - structure identification and signal words, guided practice with all five structures, independent application with structure-purpose statement
1 exit ticket (L10) - structure ID + contribution statement + structure-purpose statement
1 rubric - 4 criteria, 4-point scale with differentiation notes for all score levels
Signal Words Reference Chart (poster-style slide with all five structures)
Structure sub-types: Description (Characteristic, Categorical, Spatial); Sequence (Chronological, Process)
Causal chain mapping task for Cause/Effect
Five-component framework for Problem/Solution
Structure-purpose statement and counterfactual analysis (Lesson 9)
Mixed structure analysis throughout
LESSON OVERVIEW
Includes a full lesson deck, three worksheets, an exit ticket, and a 4-point rubric. All passages are original - not recycled public-domain filler.
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM V9 (ENGLISH), YEAR 6
AC9E6LA03 - explain how texts across the curriculum are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases depending on purposes, recognising how authors often adapt text structures and language features
AC9E6LY03 - analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences
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