Section outline

  • Kia ora 7C1.

    This week, we start with our English assessment. To complete your English assessment,  you will need the information you have gathered as part of your Global assessment.


    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING. for our assessment task so that we can demonstrate our understanding of how early Polynesian migrations to New Zealand have continuing significance for tangata whenua and communities.
    • You will be planning a non-fiction narrative writing, ensuring that you apply your knowledge of ancient Polynesian navigation and early Māori settlements to the story detail.

    Note: this is a combined assessment. The historical details in your story will be assessed for Global Studies by Ms Wood, whereas the narrative structure and language features will be assessed for English by Mrs Narayan.



    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • planned my story- setting, characters, plot
    • used the correct writing structure - orientation (beginning), rising action, conflict (problem), climax, falling action, solution, resolution (ending)
    • used a wide range of precise vocabulary for a clear mental picture
    • used language features such as - dialogue, similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole and questions.
    • used a range of  connectives (linking words)
    • used correct punctuation.

    Activity:

    Assessment outline and criteria 

    http://doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BfuM1PoXpZhSvp500eReTYoM506ZNwH4WrL8HtlwKDA/edit?ts=605fac74

    Resources:

    1. Go to Google Classroom to watch a Prezi presentation on writing a good diary entry.   https://classroom.google.com/c/MjY3NzI0ODExNTY1/m/MzEyODI0MTM3NjM1/details
    2. Watch this video on how to write an interesting narrative story. 

               

         3. Interesting sentence starters 

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ty0BUpEouSbRHOqOZXAYKcudn_Rxca9Gey3z_wpvqoQ/edit

        4. Examples of connectives you can use in your narrative 

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mIuT3gfd_AWGyrCAwoMLelvchZZmhnI7

    Homework:

    Reading Plus

    English assessment - story