Section outline

  • Nau mai, haere mai,

    We continue our persuasive writing using a picture book to guide our thoughts and writing. It will take the next 2 weeks to complete the tasks on google classroom.

    GMeet at 8.45am on Monday - click on the link in your email - those at school will not need to click on the link :o) I will be with you!

    A giant and badly mannered  Dad and a quiet, isolated Mum take their two bored, squabbling sons to spend a day at the zoo, looking at animals in their cages. Could the unhappy animals be watching them and who exactly is trapped: the animals or the humans? 


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

    • structure our writing to persuade readers of our point of view about a topic
    • use a variety of sentences in our sentences
    • complete an e-asTTle piece of persuasive writing when school returns
    Success Criteria: I can/have...
    • written a topic sentence that gives my opinion
    • supported my opinion with reasons
    • provided details to support my reasons
    • concluded with sentences that sums up everything and states my opinion in a new way
    • read the formula for persuasive writing on google classroom (hamburger model)

    Activities:

    Tuesday S1: listen to Mrs Clansey reading or a youtube reading of The Zoo by Anthony Browne together during our GMeet. Log in to the google classroom document and complete the tasks part one questions 1-8


    Thursday S2: complete part two, study the illustrations/pictures very carefully to answer the questions. You may like to listen again to the youtube reading of 'The Zoo'

    Friday S2:  write your own  piece of persuasive writing about zoos. Use the hamburger plan MODEL on google classroom

    “Zoos should be banned” (agree or disagree) are there ideas to support both sides of this argument?



    Follow up: 
    Reading plus and Maths Buddy

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how we can recognise and connect with places to demonstrate 'kaitiaki' in various locations
    • We are EXPLORING research around kaitiaki of animals in zoos to discover our opinions of this practice