Term One Week Five

Kia ora. How lucky you all were to have a break in the weather to visit Goat Island.  I hope you all had a great experience, even if it was a little rough and the visibility is not the best.  Getting into the outdoors in Aotearoa usually involves water, whether is be the ocean, lakes, rivers or rain.  Being a New Zealander means knowing how to keep yourself safe around water.  This week, we are going to look at infographics that talk about water safety, and explore the techniques used to conver messages through static images.  Later in the week we will also look at writing a formal letter (so far, we have focussed on friendlt letters).  What are some of the reasons you can think of for someone to write a formal letter?

Success Criteria:

• I can apply visual language techniques when discussing an image
• I can illustrate examples for the techniques
• I can rewrite a formal letter as a friendly letter and vice/versa

Activities:

1. Friendly letter to a teacher
2. Infographic bus stop activity
3. Introduction to visual language techniques (static image)
4. Review Formal letter structure

Further Learning:
Read a book - return your book to the library if you have finished reading it (we have library again in week six)