27 May - 2 June
Section outline
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Week 5
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)