Section outline

  • Welcome to week 7! We complete our movie viewing this week.


    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    •Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies confidently to identify, form, and express ideas using a visual text (movie)

    •explore the context/ themes of the movie in relation to our lives today especially our Olympic Games athletes

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • use prior knowledge and research to understand the setting of the movie
    • summarise the story using key words and facts - note taking
    • identify themes in the movie and write about them
    • identify main characters and describe their role on the movie
    • understand how comedy is created in the film


    Tuesday S3: complete viewing of 'Cool Runnings' movie. 

    Thursday Session 2: Complete Background information task for Cool Runnings. Google classroom document to research questions,   choose 3 points to research and share information - map work, what can you learn from this movie? notes in English book.

    Friday S5: Library session - return books, browse for recommended reads and issue a new novel.
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on identifying the main characters to describe their how their actions compare with each other
    • We are FOCUSING on discussing the themes from Cool Runnings and clarifying how they apply to our "Higher, Faster, Stronger Together" context
    • We are FOCUSING on responding to key scenes in the movie and choosing the resolutions that we think are appropriate.