Identifying the structural and language features of procedural texts

Marvellous milkshake Brushing your teeth

Make a chocolate milkshake. How to brush your teeth for a great smile.

You will need: You will need:

• 2 cups milk • Toothbrush
• 1 scoop vanilla ice-cream • Toothpaste
• blender • Water
• straw
• 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup Steps:
• tablespoon
• glass 1. Get toothbrush and toothpaste.
• cup
• ice-cream scoop
Steps:
2. Squeeze a pea-sized amount of toothpaste out onto the
1. Pour milk into blender.
bristles of the toothbrush.
2. Add ice-cream and chocolate syrup.
3. Brush teeth with toothbrush for at least one minute.
3. Blend mixture on high until milkshake is thick.
4. Spit out the toothpaste into the sink.
4. Pour into glass.
5. Rinse mouth with water.
5. Drink with straw.
6. Rinse off toothbrush.
6. Keep any leftover milkshake in fridge.

Test:
Test:
Check if the instructions were followed and the milkshake tasted
Check if the instructions were followed
good.
and if teeth are cleaned well.
 Fluffy slime

__________ Make fluffy smile.

__________________:
• ½ cup glue
• 2 tablespoons water
• 4 drops food colouring
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup shaving cream
• 2 tablespoons contact solution
• 1 Zip lock bag

_______________:
1. Pour glue into bowl.
2. Add water, food colouring, baking soda, shaving cream and contact solution to the bowl.
3. Mix ingredients thoroughly.
4. Play with the slime and then store it in a zip lock bag.

__________:
Check if the instructions were followed to make some good fluffy slime.

Fluffy slime

__________ Make fluffy smile.

__________________:
1. ½ cup glue
2. 2 tablespoons water
3. 4 drops food colouring
4. ½ teaspoon baking soda
5. ½ cup shaving cream
6. 2 tablespoons contact solution
7. 1 Zip lock bag

_______________:
• Pour glue into bowl.
• Add water, food colour, baking soda, shaving cream and contact solution to the bowl.
• Mix ingredients thoroughly.
• Play with the slime and then store it in a zip lock bag.

__________:
Check if the instructions were followed to make some good fluffy slime.
 Procedural Text
(Lesson one)
Topic Year level Sub-strand/subject Time Date:
Procedural text Year 3 English 45 min 26/5/2019

Content Descriptor(s) Vocabulary

focus
Language - Title
Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, - Goal
depending on their purpose and context (for example, tense and types of - Ingredients
sentences) (ACELA1478). and
equipment
Literature - Instructions
Draw connections between personal experiences and the worlds of texts, and - Test
share responses with others (ACELT1596).

Literacy
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts
demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and
selecting print, and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and
purpose (ACELY1682)
Achievement standard (s):
• By the end of Year 3, students understand how content can be organised using different text
structures depending on the purpose of the text. They understand how language features,
images and vocabulary choices are used for different effects.
• Students understand how language features are used to link and sequence ideas.

Learning intention: To identify and understand the language and structural features, and purpose of a
procedure.
Timing Resources

Introduce: Worksheets x 29
• Students are seated on the carpet
5 mins • Discuss what they know or think they know about procedural texts Workbooks
and where have they seen them in their daily lives.
• Pass out ‘identifying structural and language features of procedural
texts’ to students and instruct them to glue them into their books and
prepare a green and blue coloured pencil.
• Display a visual timer of 2 minutes on the board for students to glue
the sheet in their books.
Develop: Compute
30 mins
• Read out Marvellous milkshake and brushing your teeth procedure Jigsaw puzzle
• Ask students what is the purpose of a procedural text worksheet
A procedure is a text which outlines how something is made or done.
Its purpose is to inform the reader.
• Ask students to discuss with their partner what they think the
structural features of procedural text are by looking at the two
modelled texts. Discuss as a class and underline these components
in the 1st modelled text with a blue pencil.
o Title
o Goal: the purpose of the procedure shown clearly and
precisely
o Materials: list or requirements
o Steps: the method in a detailed logical sequence
o Test an evaluation
o Illustration to provide visuals of the end product
 • Direct the students to pay close attention to the steps of Marvellous
Milkshake. Ask them what they notice.
o Concise
o Present tense
o Begins with an action verb. Instruct students to underline the
verbs with a green pencil.
• Instruct students to underline the structural features and verbs in the
2nd text. Ask students to name some of the verbs in the 2nd modelled
text.
Provide jigsaw puzzles to students and instruct them to order the
procedure, write in the correct subheading, underline the verbs and draw
an illustration
Conclude:

5 mins • Pack up and stand behind desks