Section outline

  • Hurihia to aroaro ki te ra tukuna to atarangi kia taka ki muri i a koe 

     Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you


    Kia ora. Did you watch the Coronation on Saturday?  It has been 70 years since the last one, imagine the research and reading that would have been needed in preparation.  I wonder what theme we can create around the Coronation.  This week we are going to explre theme through our reading.  A theme is more than a single word (or a summary of the story).  The theme is the big idea or message the author wants us to gain as a result of reding their writing.

    Success Criteria:

        • Identify and describe with examples text elements

    Activities:

    1. Discussion of theme - brain storm 
    2. Using a theme tree to identify theme
    3. Writing about the theme of our reading

    Further Learning:
    Read a book



    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