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  •                                                                                  FOCUS / ARONGA

                                                                          FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


    We are FOCUSING on explanation writing by choosing language that is appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.

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


                                                                                            Success Criteria:


    • I can categorise my ideas into paragraphs with clear ideas and following a writing frame eg. TEXAS, PEDAL etc.
    • I can compose a range of text using language features effectively while sustaining a writing style which is appropriate for my audience.


    Knows Covered:

    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: Language works at both denotative and connotative levels. There is a gap between the language we choose to convey an idea and how the idea is understood. Our language choices and how we interpret language can reveal our values and beliefs.

                                                                                                 Tuesday

    • You will need to use the resources from slide 4 of the "Explanation Writing Slideshow 2."
    • Write a TEXAS paragraph about the devaluing of Maori culture. That is, how in the past Maori culture has been looked down upon as having little value or no use.
    • Write a TEXAS paragraph describing how can Mātauranga Māori be a valuable source of information and provide knowledge of various plants and their uses as food, medicine and building materials. It was also essential to successful navigation in the Pacific including Wayfinding.
    • Write a TEXAS paragraph about is Matauranga Maori science? Explain and justify your position.
    • Use different colours to highlight each of the sentences in your paragraphs for TEXAS.
    • Draw, label and colour in a picture of what you have written in your English books to AT LEAST A YEAR NINE STANDARD.


                                                                                                Wednesday


    • Watch this about how to write introductions and conclusions on slide 2 of the "Explanation Writing Slideshow 3."
    • Look at this link and write an introduction about the 3 TEXAS paragraphs you wrote in the last lesson.
    • Look at this link and write a conclusion about the 3 TEXAS paragraphs you wrote in the last lesson.
    • Write an introduction for an explanatory essay of your choice. Then write the TEXAS paragraphs which follow. Finally, write the conclusion of your essay.
    • Draw, label and colour in a picture of what you have written in your English books to AT LEAST A YEAR NINE STANDARD.


                                                                                                      Friday


    • Watch the following   about improving descriptive writing.
    • Then look at the image on slide 6 of the "Descriptive Writing - Writing to Describe Slideshow."
    • In your English books, make a list of five adjectives based on this picture.
    • In your English books, make a list of five nouns based on this picture.
    • In your English books, make a list of five verbs to accompany your nouns. What could the animals be ‘doing’?
    • In your English books, make a list of five adverbs to describe your verbs.
    • In your English books, use your ideas so far to create two similes.
    • In your English books, use your ideas so far to create two metaphors.
    • In your English books, use your ideas so far to create two alliterative sentences.
    • In your English books, use your ideas so far to create two personification sentences.
    • Afterwards, write a description of a jungle scene. It doesn't have to describe the image on slide 6 of the "Descriptive Writing - Writing to Describe Slideshow" but you can use it to help you.
    • Draw pictures of what you have written from this lesson. Make sure you colour and label all of your drawings and do it to AT LEAST A YEAR NINE STANDARD.