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  • Mā te kimi ka kite, Mā te kite ka mōhio, Mā te mōhio ka mārama

    Seek and discover. Discover and know. Know and become enlightened.

    Kia ora. I am looking forward to seeing you all this week.  Hopefully you have had a chance to read your books and start working with the elements of the text, characters and setting.  This week, we will continue with this and also explore theme.  It is really important that you record your character at the start, middle and end of their narrative journey.  Characters change because of the events they experience.  When responding to text, you need to be able to describe the challenges the character has faced and how they changed as a result - making good notes as you read will make this so much easier.  By the end of this week, you should have completed the reading of your novel.  Please bring your book to every English session.

    Success Criteria:

        • I can list elements in an extended text
        • I can retell the main points of the extended text
        • I can identify the main characters in the extended text
        • I can define key words about the structure of extended texts

    Activities:

    1. Setting and characters - note making (google classroom)
    2. Theme - exploration
    3. Writing a strong thematic statement
    4. Plot structure - graphic organiser

    Further Learning:
    Complete the reading of your text.


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING by identifying and recording elements in our extended text
    • We are EXPLORING by skimming and scanning the text to locate and select supporting evidence