Section outline


  • I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho 

    A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions

    Kia ora. I would like to challenge you all to try something really scary this week.  I would like you to turn your camera's on in class so I don't feel like I am teaching (or talking to) a computer screen.  I know this makes some of you uncomfortable (I know it is not my favourite thing to do) so I am giving you a link to a filter app.  I have been using this one on my calls and meets and it is making me way less conscious about them.  Have some fun - there are lots of filters to choose from - I look forward to teaching a class of princesses, or shreks, or even people with beards :-)

    This week we are going to look at stategies when dealing with unfamiliar text.  This is when you are given a piece of writing you have not seen before and are expected to be able to analyse and identify different techniques in the text.  It is often poetic (either poetry or short prose).  We will be reviewing poetic techniques (metaphor, simile, assonace etc.) as we work through a range of texts.  I have set some EP tasks for you this week to refresh your memory.

    https://snapcamera.snapchat.com/   (I will add the link to the resources at the bottom of the page also).


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Read the text
    • Read the questions
    • Identify key words in the questions
    • Skim and scan the text for key words
    • Read around the key words to locate answers
    • Record answers using evidence from the text
    • Check that my answer answers the question asked

    Activities:

    1. EP - Unfamiliar Text - Poetry

    Homework:
    Read a book you have access to at home




    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how poetic techniques can connect us to places we know
    • We are EXPLORING a range of genre and analysing how words create pictures in our mind
    • We are EXPLORING how different comprehension strategies can be used in anaylsis of written text