Section outline

  • This week we will compare the choices/risks taken by characters in the novel and choices we make. At the same time we will be discussing, and debating how the texts grapple with ideas and feelings that are difficult to articulate or navigate.
    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING the impact of the choices/decisions characters make in a range of text (Risky Business) by recognising that there are multiple perspectives in a text.
    • We are EXPLORING the impact of the choices/decisions characters make in a range of text (Risky Business) by evaluating how they demonstrate key ideas and the purpose of exploring these themes.
    • We are EXPLORING the impact of the choices/decisions characters make in a range of text (Risky Business) by empathising with characters and their experiences.
    • We are EXPLORING the impact of the choices/decisions characters make in a range of text (Risky Business) by understanding that texts ask questions that cannot be answered.
    • We are EXPLORING the impact of the choices/decisions characters make in a range of text (Risky Business) by identifying, discussing, and debating how the texts grapple with ideas and feelings that are difficult to articulate or navigate
    • We are EXPLORING the impact of the choices/decisions characters make in a range of text (Risky Business) by analysing the key settings and how they have been selected by the author for effect

    Activities