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  • Kia ora, and welcome to your English course page for 2020. My name is Miss Wright and I will be your English teacher this year. This page is where you will be able to find all the necessary information you will require for your English course. All tasks and assessments will be placed here as well as additional lesson notes and resources. Please make it a habit to check this page at the start of each week, this will ensure that you are aware of any expectations we may have of you at that time.


    Mountains staff really hope that your time here at MHJC will be full of fun and challenging activities that will see you grow as a learner. Enjoy this year and if there are any queries do come and see me or feel free to email me - swright@mhjc.school.nz

    Our context this term is Taonga.  What dos this mean to you?  What is important to you as an individual, a member of a family, community and culture?  While the things we treasure (physical, emotional and spiritual) may appear different, what do they have in common?  Can we create categories for our Taonga?

    We will be watching a movie called The Lorax ( a Dr Suess story about the importance of the environment and what a taonga it is) We will study techniques used in this visual text and unpack both visual and verbal features. 


    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    • We are learning to understand how extended visual and verbal techniques are applied to this visual text
    • We are learning to understand ideas within this text that are supported by these visual and verbal techniques 
    • We are learning to understand how extended visual effects are combined with standard effects to produce a greater impact.

    Achievement Objectives: 

    • Interpret how different texts are used to create a main idea or message
    • Integrate sources of information, processes and strategies to confidently identify, form and express increasingly sophisticated ideas

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    Success Criteria:


    Identify the visual features used in this movie

    Identify the unique verbal techniques used (sound track)

    Identify the scenes were you would find the above extend effects


    Describe the effect these  effects have on the viewer

    Describe the effect and the scene and the impact it has on the viewer 


    Explain how these visual effects support the main message in the text through:

    Identifying a set of skills ...and how this is developed ....

    Identify the main idea ...



    Evaluate the impact/influence these visual effects have on generating and sustaining the main idea in the text.

    Activities:


     1. Complete the work sheet on camera angles and screen shots to create a personal glossary of visual language terms.  Hyperlink to a contents page to make this easier for you to access.

    A table listing different camera angles and shots





    Homework:
    Think about what you and your family treasure, is it a moment, a place, a person or an item?  What makes this special?  How does your family share how they value or treasure something?

    We will be working towards our assessment which will be conduct a video interview with a member of your family to discuss/describe/share something that is treasured by you using the visual and verbal techniques acquired through this study