Section outline

  • Reminders: Library visit this week on Friday!

    You should be at least half way through your book written by a NZ author now.

    Tuesday-I am at another school with our Lit Quiz team all day. You will have a reliever and will start a short review of your NZ book in google classroom.

    Writing and Spelling Focus

    We will continue developing our writing skills as we practice the skills we will need to complete book reviews. 

    Spelling rule will be on plurals this week. We will discuss and practise what we do when a noun ends in y.

    Here's an example:

    The baby was crying.

    The babies were crying.

    Reading Focus

    Our book review practice task this week will focus on a short story written by a NZ teenager called Lucy Oliver. Short stories often have a twist at the end as the author is often trying to share a message or get us to think more deeply about an issue or event. 

    We will be discussing and identifying Lucy Oliver's purpose. We will also discuss why visualising as we read can strengthen our understanding of the plot.

    Reading and viewing 

    This Friday we are very fortunate to have the opportunity to view a short play written in the 1600s by a very famous man.

    Our Thursday focus will be learning a little about this famous author and finding out about the plot of one of his famous plays before we view it on Friday. The play is called Macbeth.

    Home learning

    Keep reading your book by a NZ author. If you are finished choose another one so that you can choose to complete your assessment in week 5 on the one you feel most passionate about.

    How is your Reading Plus going? Choose 3 times each week when you don't have sports practices or other family events. If you get into the habit of always spending the same 3 days on home learning you are setting up good habits for Senior College, university and your future work life.