Section outline

  •                                                                EXPLORE / TŪHURA

                                                                    FOCUS / ARONGA

                                                       FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    We are EXPLORING articles by recognising texts that have multiples purposes and knowing the context of the creator helps us understand the purpose.

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

                                                                          Success Criteria:


    • I can identify the text’s creator and why the text has been created (purpose).
      • I can examine how the themes, messages and opinions of a text can be experienced by different readers in different ways.
        • I can identify the different uses of language in a range of text.

    Knows Covered:

                                                                  

    KNOW: As a text creator, I can contribute to national and global conversations through my original interpretations of texts and through the texts I create.

    KNOW: Codes, conventions, and features of different types of texts are often subtle and able to be flexibly applied. Recognising them and the effects they have in different types of texts supports the analysis and crafting of texts.

                                                                                  Monday

    • Firstly, you will this article about a scientific mystery.
    • Then you will complete the "Key word hunt sheet" for the article in your English books.
    • Finally, you will complete a minimum of 3 tasks on the "The Beauty at the Heart of a ‘Spooky’ Mystery Learning Grid" in your English books.


                                                                                      Tuesday


    • You will sit down on the green chairs when you first come into the library.
    • Then you will listen as I will tell you about the expectations and rules you need to follow in the library.
    • Afterwards, you will choose books to read and sit down quietly to read the books which you will issue afterwards.

                                                                                Thursday


    • Firstly, the students will watch this   about grammar and verb tenses.
    • Then they will Look at the table of "Grammar Terms Examples." Then put in their own examples of grammar terms in their "Grammar Terms Worksheet."
    • Afterwards, on slide 6 of the "Grammar Slideshow 2" they will see a list of sentences with wrong grammar in them. They will need to write the sentences with the correct grammar into their English books.
    • After that, they will create a piece of writing with the words, phrases and sentences they wrote from their "Grammar Terms Worksheet."
    • Finally, they will draw, label and colour a picture of what they have written to AT LEAST A YEAR NINE STANDARD.