Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


    We are EXPLORING reading by connecting the ideas/ events/ character actions to local/ national events.

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

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


                                                                                          Success Criteria:


    • I can discuss the main ideas, events and characters in a text and their impact on the storyline/plot, recognising that these can be interpreted in different ways.
    • I can write map directions.
    • I can know the difference between various sentence types.


                                                                                   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.


    Week 5 Learning Activities


                                                                                                  Monday


    • You will first watch this   about maps and directions.
    • Then you will see on slide 8 of the "Procedural Writing Slideshow 2" a treasure map. You will need to write a procedural text of how to get from “Dead Man’s Mountains” and visit all the other places until you get to “Scally Wag Point.”
    • If you have finished that then create your own map and write instructions of how to get from one place to another with a partner as well.
    • Finally, write “2 stars and a wish” i.e. 2 things you did well and what you could improve on for next time.


                                                                                         Wednesday


    • You will first watch this   about types of sentence structures.
    • Then on slide 6 of the "Types Of Sentences Slideshow" you will see a work of writing in it. Draw a table in your English books like on slide 5 which is divided into “Simple,” “Compound” and “Complex.” Then write the type of sentences in the right columns. 
    • Afterwards, create your own piece of writing like in slide 4. Then give it to the person sitting next to you and get them to identify the simple, compound and compound-complex sentences in it. You can record the right answers yourself beforehand to mark them right or not.
    • Finally, write simple, compound and complex sentences with drawn illustrations to represent them. There are some examples from slide 10 to 12 of the "Types Of Sentences Slideshow."


                                                                                                 Thursday


    You will start doing Literature Circles. You will do the tasks with your group with the first chapter of the novel you had chosen and issued out last week. You will need to divide the roles with your group. The description of the roles are on slide 4 of the "Literature Circles" slideshow.