11 March - 17 March

Week 7

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are Exploring….’Short texts about Water’ by observing the structure and characterisation in short stories.
• We are Exploring….’Short texts about Water’ by recognising inequality in the distribution of water around the globe.
• We are Exploring….’Short texts about Water’ by discovering the impact of water inequalities on people, places and environment.
• We are Exploring… ’Short texts about Water’ by analysing historical and contemporary conflicts over water.

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING...on INPUT skills such as reading, listening and viewing by selecting relevant texts.
• We are FOCUSING...on OUTPUT skills such as writing, speaking and presenting by responding to the give texts.
• We are FOCUSING... on Short texts by developing our understanding of the 'water' related issues around the world
• We are FOCUSING... on Written Language Features and Skills by showing an understanding of how to shape texts for different audiences and purposes.

CONTEXT: SOS WATER

Activities:

-Do Now: Choose one of the prompts below and speak for 1-2 minutes:

1. Have you ever had to have a really difficult conversation with someone? How did you handle it?

2. If you could spend a day with one of your ancestors, what would you ask them?

3. What brings you the most joy?

-Vocabulary: 

-Listening Task: Positional Dictation

-Reading the article, "Water increasingly at the center of conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East."

-Activities based on Article Reading (Do your group task from the folder)

-Learning to write Graph statements for Maths tasks.

Resources:

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-12-28/water-related-conflicts-on-the-rise-worldwide