Section outline


    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to investigate water safety so that we can construct formal essays
    • We are PLANNING to consult Maori perspectives on bodies of water so that we may create and analyse poetry

    Term 2: Week 1


    Plan: Term 1 context continued + Timetable change 

    Our context for this term is "Water Wise - Safety in Water" . This concept is great because it is open to interpretation in that we are able to use many avenues to explore the topic. To me, it is a look into the sustainability and preservation of marine life as well as our oceans whilst utilizing learning how to be safe in the water.

    Success Criteria for Term 1: We are learning to...

    1) Recognize areas of personal development with formal writing and answer the question: "What do I need to do/change to improve my writing?"

    • Revisiting PEEL paragraphs and how to write them

    • Introduction Triangles and using it to start an essay

    • Utilizing Essay Checklist formats 

    • PEDAL paragraphs

    2) Analyse at least 3-4 different forms of poetry and to determine what made the poem successful/meaningful 

          - Name and identify language features in poetry 

          - List the language features in SHAMPOO 

          - Comment on the  meaning and personal interpretation of a poem 

    3) Understand the meaning of the author's or poet's purpose

       - Use understanding of SHAMPOO and forms of poetry to determine poet's purpose

         - Analyse and discuss the importance of cultural poetry    

    4) Create our own pieces of poetry using the knowledge we have gained through poetry analysis - 5 different styles 

    • Haiku, Cinquain, Acrostic, Concrete, Diminishing Verse, Spoken Word and Freestyle 

    5) Name the conventions and recognize the language features and techniques used in creative writing - using these to create our own short stories

         - List the 7 planning pre-requisites for creative story writing 

         - Follow and implement narrative structure 

         - Use and recognize language features in creative texts 

    6) Draft short story plans and edit our own writing 

         - Edit and review your own written work 

         - Peer-review another's written work 


    Activities:

    Tuesday (S1) - Welcome back + English games

    Wednesday (S2) - Tiny Story Competition + 1/2 library session  

    Friday (S3) - Writing activity