12 August - 18 August

                                                                    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

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.

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

                                                                                     Success Criteria:

• 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.
    • I can identify themes, messages and opinions within the text/s which reflect our unique cultural heritage.

Knows Covered:

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.

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.

                                                                                   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.

• You will first watch this about Matauranga Maori: Connecting indigenous knowledge with science.
• Then you will read the following article about “Let’s choose our words more carefully when discussing Mātauranga Māori and science.”
• Afterwards, you will think of a situation when you had to be careful about what you had to say. Write down the situation in your English books as well as how you felt about it at that time.
• After that, you will On slide 6 of the "Mātauranga Māori And Science Slideshow" you will see a table. Draw the table into your books. Then write the similarities and differences between what you had to be careful with what you said and what happened in the article.
• Additionally, you will use evidence from the links in the article to write with a minimum of 150 words a conclusion about your opinion on what you would do to change the situation for Māori or if you would keep it the same.
• Finally, draw, label and colour a picture of what is happening in the article that you have read.

                                                                                          Friday

• You will first watch this   about does grammar matter?
• Then on slide 5 of the "Grammar Slideshow" you will see a list of sentences with wrong grammar in them. Write the sentences with the correct grammar into your English books.
• After that, using this link summarise the important points about grammar in your English book.
• Afterwards, create a piece of writing with a minimum of 150 words with the wrong grammar. Then give it to another student to see if they can correct it with the right grammar.
• Finally, draw, label and colour a picture of what you have written to AT LEAST A YEAR EIGHT STANDARD.