Section outline

  •                                                                                 EXPLORE / TŪHURA               

                                                                                    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


    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 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.

    Week 7 Learning Activities

                                                                                                  Tuesday


    • You will first watch this   about how to survive floods.
    • Then you will read the article about flooding on slides 5 to 7 of the "Natural Disasters Vocabulary Slideshow." Highlight the words for "Task 1" on the article on the slideshow.
    • Afterwards, you will see a table of the words from “Task 1.” Draw the table into you books. Then write as many different words you can which have the same meaning as those words.
    • After that, in a minimum of 150 words write about what we should do to help people who are affected by flooding.
    • Finally, draw, label and colour a picture of what you have written about in your English books to AT LEAST A YEAR EIGHT STANDARD.


                                                                                        Thursday


    • You will first watch this   about power comparison of natural disasters.
    • Then you will read this article about natural disasters in Africa.
    • Afterwards, on slide 6 of the "Different Natural Disasters Slideshow" you will see a table which you will need to complete about what happened from the events of the earthquake and flood. Draw the table into your English books and fill it in.
    • After that, imagine you are one of the people who are in the earthquake and flood in Africa from the article. Write in a minimum of 350 words a story about what it is like for you in that experience similar to the one on this link.
    • Finally, draw, label and colour a picture of what you have written about to AT LEAST A YEAR EIGHT STANDARD.


                                                                                             Friday


    • You will first watch this   about what are winter storms?
    • Then you will read this article about how blizzards are inescapable on slide 2 of the "Blizzards 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.