Section outline

  • Kia ora 10C1. 

    Kindness Week

    We are continuing to explore the context that 'in Aotearoa we takes risks and face challenges. We are exploring this context through the lens of poetry about the Aotearoa (including Pasifika), written by Aotearoa and Pasifika poets. 

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    Te whakamahi rautaki ki te whai māramatanga / Using strategy to gain understanding (Responding to Texts)
    • We are EXPLORING/FOCUSING 'in Aotearoa we take risks and face challenges' by interpreting how texts in Aotearoa New Zealand provide a lens on our unique cultural heritage

    • We are EXPLORING/FOCUSING 'in Aotearoa we take risks and face challenges' by recognising how texts have biases (e.g. political, material, and social) which inform their purposes.

    • We are EXPLORING/FOCUSING 'in Aotearoa we take risks and face challenges' by analysing multiple and sometimes competing interpretations of a text, including my own, using analytical lenses to make informed judgments about the text

    • We are EXPLORING/FOCUSING 'in Aotearoa we take risks and face challenges' by recognising how texts include or exclude people, places, or ideas in different cultural, historical, political and social contexts.

    This learning should help me in knowing that:
    • KNOW: Aotearoa New Zealand has unique literary traditions shaped by tangata whenua, tangata Tiriti, and those who have come from around Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. These traditions help me understand and contribute to the uniqueness of this place.
    • KNOW: Some texts ask questions that cannot be answered. Through these questions, the texts grapple with ideas and feelings that are difficult to articulate or navigate.
    • KNOW: Different analytical lenses can reveal different ways of seeing a text and help us to read it in line with or counter to its creator’s intentions.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • I can annotate the poems to understand the ideas better
    • I can illustrate with examples the themes, messages and opinions  of a text that reflects Aotearoa’s cultural heritage

    • I can discuss the the ideas the author has presented in a text and draw conclusions from it

    • I can explain with evidence from the text, the effectiveness of structural features and language features the poets have employed.


    Activities: See Google Classroom

    1. Annotate the poem - 'Spirit of the Land' by Makiutii Tongia.
    2.  Answer the follow-up questions to show understanding of 'Spirit of the Land'


    Homework:

    1. Weekly novel study - read and respond (grid) Due next week 
    2. Homework Book - assigned task Marking on Thursday / Friday