18 March - 24 March

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are PLANNING a creative text to demonstrate that, as a text creator, I can use stories to advocate for myself, for others, and to try to change my world.

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

                                                                                      Success Criteria:

• I can produce a text for a purpose, and for a specific audience.
• I can identify the text’s creator and why the text has been created (purpose).
  

                                                                               Achievement Objectives:

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

KNOW: As a text creator, I can use stories to advocate for myself, for others, and to try to change my world.

Week 8 Learning Activities

                                                                                          Wednesday

• You will first watch this   about comparing using as in English to describe.
• Afterwards, write your own descriptive piece about the physical appearance of an imaginary animal in your English books. After you have done that, pair up with another student and read it to them so that they can try and draw it.
  
• If you have finished task 1, now write about everything else about the imaginary animal in your English books. That is, describe what sort of place it lives in, what it eats, the personality, habits, life expectancy, and so on.
  
• Continue writing your creative story but before you do that, draw a table like in slide 9 of the "Imaging Slideshow" in your English books about the imaginary animal and your creative story. Write the similarities and differences in the table. Can you also include it in your story too?

                                                                                             Thursday

• Watch the following about what is creative writing and how to get started.
• Then you will see the following website about 100 creative writing prompts.
• Out of all those prompts you will choose 3 which you think might be the best to start on.
• Write the reasons for why you want to write about those prompts in your English books.
• Finally, choose one of those prompts and start writing the creative story based on that prompt.

                                                                                                  Friday

• Watch the following about overcoming childhood.
• Then you will read the story of "The Flowers," the analysis and how the author prepares you for the end of the story on this link.
• Finally, you will complete all of the activities on "The Flowers Learning Grid."