Section outline

  • WEEK 1

    Kohl's Cares® The Lorax


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY by reading the story of ‘The Lorax.’
    • We are EXPLORING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY by watching the movie ‘The Lorax.’
    • We are EXPLORING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY by discovering the impacts of environmental imbalance.
    • We are EXPLORING ELEMENTS OF VISUAL LANGUAGE by by observing and
 understanding symbols and examples

    • We are EXPLORING ELEMENTS OF VISUAL LANGUAGE by applying its elements to construct a Static
 Image based on Big Ideas of the context.

    • We are EXPLORING the connections between oral, written, and visual language by creating a
 collaborative text (STATIC IMAGE) 



    CONTEXT/BIG IDEA: Kaitiaki Kiwis - Tread Lightly- "Takahia Mama"

    Activities: 

    -This term we are going to read 'The Lorax' and watch the film based on it.

    -Completing the vocabulary slides related with 'The Lorax'


    SUCCESS CRITERIA: 

    Criteria

    Working Towards Curriculum Level

    Working At Curriculum Level

    Working Above Curriculum Level

    Working Beyond Curriculum Level

    Ideas

    I can name a few ideas from what I hear/read/view

    I can describe a few ideas from what I hear/read/view

    I can explain a few ideas from a range of sources

    I can develop and communicate ideas clearly from a range of sources and viewpoints

    Elements of Visual Language:

    Dominant- Image, Colour, Texture,

    Shape, Symbolism, Lettering/ Font,

    Proportion, Layout, Negative-Space

    I can identify some features of Visual Language from the list

    I can describe some features of Visual Language from the list

    I can apply some features of Visual Language from the list in my Static Image

    I can apply many features of Visual Language from the list in my Static Image and explain them


    Elements of Verbal Language:

    Metaphor,  Simile, Personification,

    Alliteration, Oxymoron, Pun,

    Repetition, Hyperbole

    I can identify some features of Verbal Language from the list 


    I can describe some features of Verbal Language from the list


    I can apply some features of Verbal Language from the list in my Static Image

    I can apply many features of Verbal Language from the list in my Static Image and explain them


    Static Image

    Audience & Purpose

    I am  starting to develop an understanding of how to construct a text appropriate to purpose and audience

    I am  developing understanding of how to construct a text appropriate to purpose and audience

    I am  showing some understanding of how to construct a text appropriate to purpose and audience

    I am showing understanding of how to construct a text appropriate to purpose and audience


    Resources: 

    https://quizlet.com/192254182/the-lorax-vocab-flash-cards/

    Slideshow on 'The Lorax' vocabulary