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  • Kāore te kūmara e kōrero mo tōna ake reka.

    The kūmara does not speak of his own sweetness.

    Kia ora, great job getting your speeches prepared and presented last week. There were some very interesting topics and some of you really made me think about some important issues.  Please ensure you have uploaded your speech script to MHOL. This week, we are going to be working on our writing skills - we will be using a writing cycle to help us structure our writing and look at how the professionals do it! We are going to start by looking at genre and theme - these are decisions you need to made early in your writing process as your ideas, characters and complications are all based on the type of writing you are doing and the message you are sharing through your text.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

          • Identify genres of writing I enjoy reading
          • Brainstorm themes I have experienced in my reading
          • Discuss a genre and theme I would like to work with
          • Decide the audience for my writing

    Activities:

    1. Identify a range of genre and create a table provided text examples of each genre
    2. Brainstorm theme in a small group using a shared padlet
    3. Find a writing buddy ad tell them about the theme and genre you are interested in writing
    4. Decide with your buddy who the best audience for your writing would be

    Homework:

    Write here...


    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on character development and describing the narrative elements of character, complication and theme