28 February - 6 March

Our context for this term is "Connecting with South Auckland" . This concept is great because it is open to interpretation in that we are able to use many avenues to explore the topic. To me, it is a look into initiatives and the culture of South Auckland, and our place in it. 

The overall working plan for English this term will look something like this using the term context as a slight guide: *

- Revisiting formal essay writing: How much do we remember? (2 WEEKS)

- Film study (2 WEEKS)

- Response to text (2 WEEKS)

- Assessment ONE* (3 WEEKS) - Verbal presentations: Speeches, Podcasts, short films etc. 

- Procedural writing (1 WEEK)

* Something about me: I’m a HUGE advocate of choice. Therefore, I take into account your opinions and interests when I design a plan for the term so if most of you would rather not do a verbal presentation, there will be other options we can discuss and explore.

Success Criteria for Term 1: We are learning to...

1) Recognize areas of personal development with formal writing and answer the question: "What do I need to do/change to improve my writing?"

• Revisiting PEEL paragraphs and how to write them

• Introduction Triangles and using it to start an essay

• Utilizing Essay Checklist formats 

• PEDAL paragraphs

2) Analysing film study techniques 

3) Understand the meaning of the director's purpose

4) Create our own pieces of written responses using the knowledge we have gained through film analysis

5) Name the conventions and recognize the language features and techniques used in the film - using these to create our own short films

6) Draft and edit our own procedural writing for technology

Activities for week

Refer to Google classroom