13 May - 19 May

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 PLANNING a debate to create text that can contribute to national and global conversations through my original interpretations of texts and through the texts I create.

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

                                                                                      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 deliberately design texts for different audiences to share my ideas with different audiences, knowing that how I communicate my ideas can play a part in shaping society.
• I can identify the text’s creator and why the text has been created (purpose).

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 contribute to national and global conversations through my original interpretations of texts and through the texts I create.

KNOW: Text creators manipulate the codes, conventions, and features of texts and can break conventions for effect. They have their own preferences and styles, which influences their choices.

                                                                                                Monday

• 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.

                                                                                            Wednesday

• You will first watch this   about an introduction to debating skills.
• Then you will look at this website about debating topics and choose one of those topics. Draw a table like on slide 5 of the "Debating Slideshow" and write down reasons for why you are affirming (for) or negating (against) that topic.
• Afterwards, you will write a debate of points of being on the affirmative side or the negative side from a topic of your choice from this website. Using the 4 styles you will add a tally of how many points you can get. (2 for dragon/reptile, 1 for thunder/pyro).
• Finally, you will draw, label and colour a picture of the debating topic you chose in your English books to AT LEAST A YEAR NINE STANDARD.

                                                                                             Friday

You will first watch this   about why we make bad financial decisions.

• • • Then in your English books you will write and answer the questions below:

    • 1. Before you read this, what are financial decisions? 

      2. List stories, films, books which show financial decisions in them.

      3. What similarities or consistencies are there between them.

    • You will then read the play "Dashing Doggies."
      

    • You will write any keywords and vocabulary from the play which are related to patience.
    • Finally, you will rule a 10cm by 10cm frame and draw a picture, icon, or meme that represents the concept/theme of patience.
    OR
    
    You will complete the "Dashing Doggies Learning Grid."
    
    OR
    
    You will write notes about the play "Dashing Doggies" which summaries the main points in them.