Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    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 on designing a title page of "Survival!"

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


                                                                                         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.

    Knows Covered:


    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: 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.

    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.

    Week 3 Learning Activities

                                                                                                    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

    • First of all, you will watch this   about apocalyptic survival hacks.

    • You will have 2 minutes to talk to each other about what you know about survival.

    • You will then share back as a class so that I can write on the whiteboard a brainstorm of what you already know about survival.

    • Then you will create a title page for "Survival!"


                                                                                                       Friday

    • You will first watch this about top ten natural disasters for kids.
    • Then on slide 5 of the "Disaster Literacy Slideshow" you will see a list of natural disasters. Write in your English books which one you chose and the reason why you would like to research it.
    • Afterwards, research how you can survive the experience of being in your chosen natural disaster and write it down in your English books.
    • After that, research the important facts and statistics people need to know about the natural disaster which you chose and write them down in your English books.
    • Finally, draw, label and colour a picture of your natural disaster which you chose in a setting to AT LEAST A YEAR EIGHT STANDARD.