Section outline

  •                                                                                  EXPLORE / TŪHURA                                                                              

                                                                                     FOCUS / ARONGA

                                                                          FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


    We are EXPLORING Matauranga Maori by interpreting how texts in Aotearoa New Zealand provide a lens on our unique cultural heritage.

    We are FOCUSING on symbolism by explaining the effects of conventions in a written/visual text.

    We are EXPLORING reading by connecting the ideas/ events/ character actions to local/ national events.

     

                                                                                         Success Criteria:


    • I can compose a range of text using language features effectively while sustaining a writing style which is appropriate for my audience.
      • I can discuss the main ideas, events and characters in a text and their impact on the storyline/plot, recognising that these can be interpreted in different ways.
    • I can identify themes, messages and opinions within the text/s which reflect our unique cultural heritage.


    Knows Covered:

    KNOW: Text creators manipulate the codes, conventions, and features of texts and can break conventions for effect. They have their own preferences and styles, which influences their choices.

    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: Texts can have multiple layers of ideas. Exploring them helps to expose deeper meanings and contradictions within the text.

    Week 3 Learning Activities

                                                                                          Monday

    You will write the answers to the questions in your English books from the "Copy of b WEEK 222 M Maori F."

                                                                                                  Tuesday

    You will start doing Literature Circles. You will do the tasks with your group with the first chapter of the novel you had chosen and issued out last week. You will need to divide the roles with your group. The description of the roles are on slide 4 of the "Literature Circles" slideshow.

                                                                                          Thursday

    • You will first watch this   about what is symbolism?
    • Then look at all of the words on slide 6 of the "Symbolism Slideshow." For each word write what you think it is a symbol of in your English books.
    • Afterwards, look at this link about Maori poems. Choose 3 of those poems and write what they are about and what they symbolise. Then write 3 poems which are about the same things.
    • After that, choose another country from around the world or your own culture if you are not Maori. Search 3 of the poems from that country and write what they are about and what they symbolise. Then write 3 poems which are about the same things.
    • Finally, draw, label and colour a picture of what the poems you wrote about are in your English books to AT LEAST A YEAR NINE STANDARD.