23 October - 29 October

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING...NZ Tourism by discovering places of interest and writing blogs about them.
• We are EXPLORING...NZ Tourism by displaying unique features of New Zealand in our advertisements.
• We are EXPLORING...NZ Tourism by collaborating with other learning areas to create podcasts about New Zealand.

Big Idea: NZ Road Trip: Cape Reinga to Bluff

Kia ora Y7. In week 4, you start travelling around New Zealand. You need to create an itinerary, choosing places of interest from ‘Bluff to Cape Reinga.’ Each week, you will identify a place/activity en-route for your blog writing. We will learn about narrative travel writing/blog writing this week. You will find a lot of information on this under resources. 

To create an interesting story, the writer needs to show not tell the reader about people, places, and things they are writing about. Showing creates mental pictures in the reader’s mind. When readers get a clear picture, they are more engaged in the writer’s story.

Travel writing: Key Features

There are many key features of this type of writing:

• Show not tell (Use five senses)

• People and places are described in detail

• The writer's thoughts and feelings about the place are made clear

• Language is descriptive and imaginative

• Travel writing is usually written in the 1st person. (I, me, myself & mine etc.)

Success Criteria: