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  • Term 3 : Week 3

    My Hero is You | UNICEF Guyana & Suriname


    Kia Ora Y7. This week, we will read a book "My Hero Is You" about how kids can fight Covid-19. You will choose a scene from the book and present a role-play to the class. 

    Also this week, you will complete your Holistic report - unedited student reflection statement as per the guidelines given below. Once completed, you will upload it on MHOL.

    You are required to write a reflection statement that identifies the SMART goals you have set yourself in 2020 and the progress you are making to achieving these goals. You may choose to describe the actions you have taken, the successes you have had and the obstacles/challenges you have faced. This will be an unedited statement from you and will appear on your Holistic report.

    You may choose to use one of the below sentence starters to help (copy and paste these into the text box);

    A goal I have set myself for 2020 is....
    I have taken the following actions to meet this goal...
    The successes I have experienced are...
    The challenges I have faced are...

    SENCO Writing Template : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xl6gXR6Mnhsvl1dwcJF8pi8opLljSsDM3YXDmLeEz-U/edit?usp=sharing

    ESOL Writing Template : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xl6gXR6Mnhsvl1dwcJF8pi8opLljSsDM3YXDmLeEz-U/edit?usp=sharing

    Big Idea: Life In and After Lockdown

    Activities:

    1.  Reading the book "My Hero Is You" to learn about how kids can fight Covid-19.

    2. Role-Play of a scene from the book.

    3. Completing Holistic Report unedited student reflection statement.

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

    We are exploring....... the elements of Visual Language by observing and understanding symbols and examples 

    We are exploring.......Visual Language by applying its elements to construct a comic based on Big Ideas of the context (Life In and After Lockdown) 

    We are exploring....... the connections between oral, written, and visual language by creating a visual text (Lockdown Comic) 

    We are exploring....... the elements of Verbal Language by understanding and applying content, language, and text forms in our speech

    FOCUS

    We are FOCUSED.....on effective public speaking by understanding, discussing  and applyingthe features of verbal language, body language and making an oral presentation.
    We are FOCUSED..... on expressing our ideas, opinions and thoughts on our chosen topic by planning and constructing our speech.

    Success Criteria: (I can)

    -form and communicate ideas and information clearly, drawing on a range of sources to show increasing awareness of a range of dimensions or viewpoints. (Comic & Speech)

    -construct texts (Comic & Speech) that demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form

    -can seek  feedback to make changes to texts to improve clarity, meaning, and effect
    -use a wide range of oral, written and visual language features and an increasing range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning & effect, to sustain interest and to achieve a sense of coherence when constructing texts (Comic & Speech)

    -convey and sustain a personal voice where appropriate by being reflective about the production of my own texts: monitor and self-evaluate progress, articulate learning with confidence. (Comic & Speech)