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  • Week 5

    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) 




    Activities:

    -Learning about 'Characterisation' using S.T.E.A.L. 

    Describe how a character looks.

    Describe how a character speaks, acts, thinks and behaves.

    Describe how a character changes in the story for better or for worse or both.

    Describe how a character impacts other characters in the story.

    Explain what motivates a character to do what they do in the story (Character motivation).

    -Creating a character sketch of our favourite character from the movie 'The Lorax'

    Resources:

    https://www.secondaryenglishcoffeeshop.com/2020/02/5-ways-to-teach-characterization-and.html#:~:text=While%20reading%20a%20novel%2C%20I,ways%20we%20learn%20about%20characters.

    https://www.wikihow.com/Describe-a-Person%27s-Physical-Appearance

    https://7esl.com/describing-people-appearance/ (VOCABULARY)