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  • Moea tō Poi, moea tō taiaha

    Sleep with your poi, sleep with your taiaha (Be prepared)

    Kia ora. As I type this on Sunday morning, the wind is swirling and gusting.  I am thinking about the people further south in Aotearoa who are experiencing greater effects from Cyclone Dovi.  What preparations did you take for this weather event?  Did you check that items around your property were secure?  Do you have an emergency kit?  We can not do much to prevent natural disasters, but being prepared is one way we can keep safe during extreme events.  This week, we are going to continue to read our novels and explore the elements of novel structure that help us understand and discuss the messages in our texts.

    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 - Gimkit - class code link and activity links below
    2. Identify protagonist and antagonist in selected text and create personality/apperance description at the start of the novel.
    3. Explore theme in novels using Theme Tree model

    Further Learning:
    Read your 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