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  •  Ahakoa he iti he pounamu

    Although it is small it is a treasure

    Kia ora. Welcome back to week three.  We have loved having you back at school (Valentines day reference), Hopefully you have got back into the routines and are starting to get to grips with your new timetable. Last week, we started looking at reviews.  Reviews are written for a specific audience and purpose.  We are going to be exploring the structure of reviews and beginning to write reviews ourselves.

    Success Criteria:

        • Identify a range of structural elements of text : Intro- title/author/type of product, thesis (opinion)
        • Body - summary, compare/contrast, concrete evidence, connections, background
        • Conclusion - restate thesis, kooh (reverse hook)
    *** As Cyclone Gabrielle impacts on Auckland we have moved to on-line learning.  We are fortunate that we were able to use our library time last week, so I would like you to spend some time reading the novels you issued.  We have looked at the structure of a review. This week we were going to start brainstorming, drafting and publishing reviews.  The weather has not stopped us doing this, with a few adjustments.  Please select a movie that is appropriate for school AND your family expectations.  Watch the movie and write a review of it.  If you do not have access to movies - write a book review.  ****

    Activities:

    1. Annotate reviews (groups)
    2. Select a movie (appropriate for you age/school/patental expectations)
    3. Write a review of this movie

    Further Learning:
    Watch/rewatch your chosen movie

    Read a book