Section outline


  • Ki te kotahi te kākako, ka whati; ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati

    If a reed stands alone, it can be broken; if it is in a group, it cannot

    Kia ora. I hope you have all had a safe and relaxing weekend are are energised and ready for the term ahead. It is only the start of 2022, but already the world has had many events from late 2021 to today to deal with, from volcano eruptions in Tonga inthe Pacific and in the Canary Islands in the Altantic, to tsunamis, floods and fires in New Zealand.  When events like these happen in an uninhabited area, the chaos and destruction they cause can be significant - but it is when these events happen in an inhabited area they become disasters. A disaster can be defined as “A serious disruption in the functioning of the community or a society causing wide spread material, economic, social or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected society to cope using its own resources”. Our context this term is Disasters, and we will be reading extended text (novels) that explore how a distaster impacts on people.  We will be looking at common themes and identifying factors or behaviours that affect how a person or community deals with both the disaster and the aftermath. We will look at key moments and events that illustrate peoples response to challenge.

    Success Criteria:

        • Identify elements of plot structure (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion)
        • Discuss common themes in novels 
        • Describe characters (personality and appearance)
        • Identify a pivotal moment in the plot to explore

    Activities:

    1. Do now - title page (in English book) words and images related to text structure
    2. Brain dump (in groups) Novel structure (on A3 sheets)
    3. Introduction to one-pagers
    4. Library booked for Wednesday

    Further Learning:
    Read selected novel


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING extended texts (novels) to identify common themes and responses to challenge
    • We are EXPLORING how these themes are common elements of response that lead to successful outcomes