Section outline

  • Term 3: Week 3

    BIG IDEA: COMMON WEALTHY GAMES

    This week, we start our Term 3 context 'Common Wealthy Games.' Just imagine that you wish to apply for a job at the Commonwealth Games or you want to volunteer for the games. Think about your own strengths, talents, passions and interests. What kind of future pathway/career you are seeking? What subjects you would need to study? This will be different for everybody depending on your choices.

    During this term, we will be learning about the following: 

    -Qualifications, skills, aptitude and passions required for your sought after roles/jobs
    -School's contribution in career
    -Career Quest
    -Communication with the employer: both written & verbal
    -Writing a C.V. & Cover Letter
    -Preparing for the interview
    -Developing work-ready skills & aptitude
    -Money matters: salary & tax
    -Health & Safety & drug testing at work place
    -Voluntary work

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

      • We are Exploring ….. Future Pathways & Careers by discovering our aptitudes, skills and passions for work placement
      • We are Exploring ….. Communication Skills by observing and modelling formal and informal workplace conversations and written communication
      • We are Exploring …. Personal Development by …. discovering and measuring my personal development through a WRP (Work Ready Portfolio)
      • We are EXPLORING...Written Communication by integrating different strategies, language features and techniques in our writing.
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSSING on preparing our WorkReady Portfolio for our future pathways by using MyMahi lessons/resources
    • We are FOCUSING... on Written Language Features and Skills by ​integrating Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express increasingly sophisticated ideas.
    • We are FOCUSING... on Written Language Features and Skills by showing an understanding of how to shape texts for different audiences and purposes
    • We are FOCUSING... on Written Language Features and Skills by selecting, developing and communicating purposeful ideas on a range of topics
    • We are FOCUSING... on Written Language Features and Skills by selecting and using a range of language features appropriately, showing an increasing understanding of their effects.
    • We are FOCUSING... on Written Language Features and Skills by organising texts, using a range of appropriate, effective structures.
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

        • We are PLANNING to create our WorkReady Portfolio so that we can plan our future pathways
        • We are PLANNING to learn work ready skills so that we can apply them in real life job experience
        • We are PLANNING how we can select and use relevant and appropriate ideas, language features and structures so that we can confidently write for different purposes and audience.

    Activities:

    -Unpacking Term 3 Context 'Common Wealthy Games.'

    -Taking Career Quest

    -Speech presentations and resubmissions

    Success Criteria:

    I can explore my aptitudes, skills and passions for my future careers


    I can identify my aptitudes, skills and passions for my future careers

    I can focus on my aptitudes, skills and passions for my future careers

    I can apply my aptitudes, skills and passions for my future careers

    I can explore the work opportunities available to me

    I can identify the work opportunities available to me

    I can choose from the work opportunities available to me

    I can apply for the work opportunities available to me

    I can describe a few components of the formal and informal workplace communication skills

    I can explain the components of  formal and informal workplace communication skills


    I can use some formal and informal workplace communication  skills in my future careers

    I can confidently use formal and informal workplace communication  skills in my

    I can explore my personal development through a WRP (Work Ready Portfolio)


    I can identify the areas of my personal development through a WRP (Work Ready Portfolio)

    I can focus on my personal development through a WRP (Work Ready Portfolio)

    I can measure my personal development through a WRP (Work Ready Portfolio)

    I can explore written communication by identifying a few strategies and language features

    I can explore written communication by describing some strategies, techniques and language features

    I can explore written communication by explaining many strategies, techniques and language features

    I can confidently use diverse strategies, techniques and language features to improve my writing skills

    Resources:

    https://www.careers.govt.nz/tools/careerquest/#getting-started