Term 3 Week 4

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING and identifying the skills needed to be an effective speaker FINAL submissions overdue now!
• We are EXPLORING the conventions and structure of a fictional text by examining a text set in NZ by a NZ author

• Learning Intentions: 
  We are planning to present a 3 minute prepared speech to persuade, entertain, or inform.
  We are sharing fair and constructive feedback for each speaker to give them immediate feedback
  *All speeches should be submitted to MH online this week.

  
  Success Criteria:
  Speech is close to 3 minutes in length
  Speech was written for target audience of 11-14 year olds
  Speech is presented with attention to volume, pace and eye contact (cue cards are expected)
  Audience can identify whether the speech is trying to inform, persuade or entertain us (or a combo of these)
  
  Home Learning: 

  If you have not presented your speech yet you will be practising a few times every night. All speeches should be presented before the end of this week!
  Reading +
  Reading for recreation. This could be a graphic novel from our library or reading a website online to learn something new. 

  Our next learning skills are research based.
  Research task for this week-Please create your own doc, canva or slides.

  
  We will be looking at a new text by a NZ author soon.
  It would be helpful for you to have some background knowledge about the main character, a pukeko, before we look at this text. Remember that you are writing in your own words. No cut and paste!
  
  Describe the appearance of a pukeko. Include baby pukeko. Draw or add images
  To what other species in NZ is it related?
  Habitat 
  Diet 
  Predators
  Status-common, endangered or extinct?
  Other interesting facts. 
  
  New vocabulary to research and understand. Add an image if possible.
  swamp
  moulting
  reeds
  weka
  stoat
  Fiat Bambina
  macrocarpa
  plumage
  paddock
  triathlon

Follow up recount writing task after our guest speaker from the police Session 3 Wednesday.

Use the word bank and mind map that is on the whiteboard to write a short recount on the topic "Social Media and Cybersafety"

1. Draft this in your English book first.

2. Act on Mrs Lowden's feedback.

3. Publish on the doc in Google classroom.

4. Submit/add to your Bronze epassport: Digital Citizenship

Introduction-Explain why you believe this is an important topic for your age group.

Paragraph 1-What is social media used for?

Paragraph 2-Important strategies that help keep teens safe.

Paragraph 3-What does THINK mean? 

Paragraph 4-Danger. Describe some of the dangers out there.

Conclusion-Share your opinion. Is there anything you are already careful about? Did youi find out anything today that you hadn't heard about before?