Section outline

  •                                                                                   EXPLORE / TŪHURA                                                                            

                                                                                      FOCUS / ARONGA

                                                                                       PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


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

    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.

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


                                                                                           Success Criteria:

    • 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 categorise my ideas into paragraphs with clear ideas and following a writing frame eg. TEXAS, PEDAL etc.
        • I can identify the text’s creator and why the text has been created (purpose).

    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: 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.

    Week 7 Learning Activities

                                                                                                    Tuesday


    • You will first watch this   about how humans are creating more earthquakes.
    • Then you will click on this link about why disasters are not natural. Then write about why disasters are not natural and are human made as well as your opinion about whether humans are doing the right thing or not.
    • On slide 6 of the "Human Caused Natural Disasters Slideshow" you will see a table. Draw the table into your English books and write on each side of the table about the similarities and differences between the causes of natural disasters with nature and from humans.
    • Afterwards, in a minimum of 250 words write about what humans should do to stop natural disasters from happening.
    • Finally, draw, label and colour a picture of what you have written about to AT LEAST A YEAR EIGHT STANDARD.


                                                                                                Thursday


    • Read what is written in slide 4 of the "Copy of Explanation Writing Slideshow" about “survival.” Then write the topic of what each paragraph is about.
    • Then you need to write an explanatory essay about what you think is the worst type of natural disaster. But first, on the next slide you will see a template of where to put researched information for your essay. Draw the template in your English books and write the researched information within it.
    • Afterwards, write an explanatory essay about what you think is the worst natural disaster. You can use the structure on the previous slide to help you write your explanatory essay.
    • Finally, draw, label and colour in a picture of your chosen natural disaster in your English books to AT LEAST A YEAR EIGHT STANDARD.


                                                                                              Friday


    • Firstly, you will watch this   about how tsunamis work.
    • Then you will read this article about how the 2011 tsunami flushed hundreds of Japanese species on slide 2 of the "Tsunami Slideshow."
      • Afterwards, you will answer the multiple choice questions.
      • After that, you will answer the short answer questions.
      • The long answer questions will be answered following that.
      • You will then write your reflection in response to the article.
      • You will need to write 2-3 things you notice and 2-3 things you wonder.
      • Finally, you will fill in the connecting bubbles with concepts, ideas, questions, and details that connect the image to the reading.