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  • Kia ora year 7s...

    This week we begin our T4 context - Space Exploration with WALL E (the movie and book)


    A date for your diary - November 20th Friday week 6 - StarDome trip 10.15am-2.00pm


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • summarise the story using key words and facts - notetaking
    • identify themes in the movie 

    Activities

    Monday S1: shared reading of WALL E and vocabulary development/ background information - paragraph writing in English books, key words - write a meaning for each key word, write a short description for each character (6) WALL E, EVE, The Captain, M-O, Gopher, Auto

    modelled key word: scan- to look at all parts of something carefully to find something

    modelled character description: The captain- the most important person on the Axiom (space station)


    Tuesday S1: Athletics Day! You'll be at Lloyd Elsmore OR at school :o) 

    Friday S2: Focus Friday - library session booked - remember to return your books :o)

    Homework:

    complete Reading Plus and Maths buddy


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING by observing and collecting information about a fictional condition of planet Earth.
    • We are EXPLORING how we recognise and empathise with characters from a movie
    • We are EXPLORING questions about our Earth through the eyes of fictional characters and visual text