Section outline

  • Welcome to Week 5 of Term 3 : Please bring your copy of Literacy Essentials Books

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING the olympics by analysing texts and how they are structured for different purposes
    • We are EXPLORING the olympics by explaining the effects of conventions in a written/visual text
    • We are EXPLORING olympics by discussing how language is used varies across time, place, and social contexts.

    Success criteria:

    • I can identify structural features used in a range of text eg. headline, byline, lead sentence, body and closing sentence

    • I can identify the audience and purpose of a text

    • I can plan my ideas

    Literacy Activities:


    • Self study read page 70/71
    • Literacy warm up activities focusing on Grammar and Spelling
    • Comprehension Text 16 : Wildboy pg40/41 Literacy Essentials
    • Analysing newsletter articles and  looking at the key components of the text structure
    • Review brainstorming,  planning and structure pg 65-67 Literacy Essentials
    • Begin drafting a newsletter : Scaffolded planning doc