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 pages 63-71 Literacy Essentials Learner book
      • Literacy warm up activities focusing on Grammar and Spelling
      • Comprehension: Advertisement: Text 12 The Perfect Ring  Literacy Essentials Pg 32-34
      • 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