Section outline

  • An introductory week where I learn about you, how you function as a class and get an insight into your current skillset as students of English.

    Success Criteria: 

    • I will be able to show my current stage of writing through completing the paragraph activity set out for me.

    Activities:

    1. Paragraph Writing
    2. 'What is a text?' Worksheet
    3. Library

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING... ancient civilizations with Mātauranga Māori to compare and contrast common practices, beliefs and spiritual figures
    • We are EXPLORING... ancient civilizations by applying proper paragraph structure to communicate our findings
    • We are EXPLORING... ancient civilizations by using our research and analysing skills
    • We are EXPLORING... ancient civilizations by selecting relevant texts and applying our three levels of comprehension

    In class we introduced the basics of 'History's Mysteries' and our overall learning intentions, and our goals going forward.