10C2 English
Weekly outline
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Kia ora 10C2.
Welcome to 2022!
I am very pleased to be teaching you again this year!
There is still a great deal for you to discover about yourself! Utilise your strengths to bethe best you can be this year! It's a great year for you to build more on 'growing greatness' across the 4 cornerstones of MHJC!
Integrity/ Pono
Compassion/ Awhinatanga
Learning to Learn/ Ako
Life-long learner/ Wānanga
KIA MANA AKE!
GROWING GREATNESS!Aroha nui
Mrs. Nalini Narayan
Karakia
Term 1 context:
Hono Ano - Re-connect
This term, across your learning areas, you will be developing your interpersonal skills, learning about the role people play in a team or community group, leadership and identifying the leader in you (some of you will be probably growing greatness by discovering the leader in you for the first time while others will be taking more opportunities to enhance their greatness). Whatever stage of development you set sail on, take opportunities to reconnect with yourself and others and grow your potentials!
In English, to help you explore the ideas of leadership and teaming, we start by studying short and long texts.
Strands covered:
making meaning of ideas or information received (listening, reading, and viewing)
creating meaning for myself or others (speaking, writing, and presenting).
Aim:
To become more effective oral, written, and visual communicators by:
using knowledge and skills to engage with tasks and texts that are increasingly sophisticated and challenging, and doing this in increasing depth.
Achievement Objectives covered at L5: (Learning Intentions)
Processes and Strategies:
is reflective about the production of own texts: monitors and self-evaluates progress, articulating learning with confidence.
Structure:
identifies and understands the characteristics and conventions of a range of text forms and considers how they contribute to and affect text meaning.
organises and develops ideas and information for a particular purpose or effect, using the characteristics and conventions of a range of text forms.
Ideas:
develops and communicates increasingly comprehensive ideas, information, and understandings.
integrates sources of information and prior knowledge purposefully and confidently to make sense of increasingly varied and complex texts.
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Students mustMark as done
Your speech will be based on our whanau context, 'Effective Systems for Sustainable Living'.
Your audience are teenagers!
Here is an image on sustainability to get yourself thinking about some interesting topics.
What do we mean by sustainability?
Sustainability is all about making sure our needs are met in the present while also making sure future generations' needs are met. So you can interpret the theme of sustainability in many different ways!; for example, it could be related to a personal journey, whānau, society, economics, the environment, or many more sustainability themes. Watching winning films on our website may help give you ideas. -
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Let's reconnect, 10C2!
Getting to know activity: Never Have I Ever ...
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Kia ora 10C2
We start the term with our context, Hono Ano - Reconnect.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING visual texts, identifying author's purpose, main message(s) and text conventions.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- viewed the youtube clip (visual text) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soBtqb15s0A
- analysed the text
- written a personal response to the text
Activities:
- See Google Classroom for the activity task.
Homework:
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WEEK 3
Kia ora 10C2.
Last week, our English focus was 'making meaning'. We viewed an enlightening you tube clip titled 'A Pair of Chopsticks' which reminded us of the value of people and that the more we live by human values in our everyday life, the more we reconnect and appreciate each other.
This week., we delve deeper and 'create meaning' by planning and presenting an audio-visual text, showcasing an aspect of our cultures. You are required to be actively involved in a series of processes and actions before the final outcome (video).
This week's focus: Brainstorming, researching and planning.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING to produce and present a short audio-visual text so that we can give a blissful taste of an aspect our culture.
- We are DEMONSTRATING note-taking skills, such as, Cornell's notes-taking method.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- brainstormed and chosen one symbolic object in my culture to give the audience a blissful taste of it.
- researched and planned what I'd include in my video.
Activities:
- Complete EP task on Point of View in Visual Texts
- See Google Classroom for Visual Text Study PART 2
Homework:
Reading Plus
Unfinished English work from class.
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Kia ora 10C2
We will continue with visual text study.
Please refer to last week's planning for details.
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Week 5
Kia ora 10C2
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING our video to showcase our cultures
- create a storyboard and script for our audio-visual text.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- planned our story (scenes, events, actions, characters, setting, the cultural aspect/value you want to showcase, etc.) You can storyboard and write a script alongside.
- used my knowledge of camera shots and angles to highlight the main ideas.
- created a storyboard of the main parts of the video.
- written a script for the scenes. Think about what makes a good script?
Activities:
- Link all planning and script to your doc on Google Classroom.
- See Google Classroom for Camera shots and angles revision. Slide 4 (Click to open the link)
- See Google Classroom for storyboarding templates
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Week 6
Kia ora 10C2
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING our video to showcase our cultures
- create a storyboard and script for our audio-visual text.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- planned our story (scenes, events, actions, characters, setting, the cultural aspect/value you want to showcase, etc.) You can storyboard and write a script alongside.
- used my knowledge of camera shots and angles to highlight the main ideas.
- created a storyboard of the main parts of the video.
- written a script for the scenes. Think about what makes a good script?
Activities:
- Link all planning and script to your doc on Google Classroom.
- See Google Classroom for Camera shots and angles revision. Slide 4 (Click to open the link)
- See Google Classroom for storyboarding templates
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Week 7
Kia ora 10C2
English assessment in progress. Short film production.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING create a storyboard for our audio-visual text.
- We are using our storyboard to produce a short film.
- We are rehearsing, recording, reflecting and refining our own film production.
Assessment Overview
This term our context is ‘Reconnect’. We chose to reconnect to our cultures. In English, first we viewed and analysed a short film that explored the theme of reconnecting. We then chose an aspect/object of our cultures to showcase the importance and values attached to this aspect/object.
You are required to use your knowledge of visual and verbal language to create meaning by producing a short audio-visual text that showcases your culture.
Learning tasks
You have been engaged in learning about some important skills and knowledge required in making a film. These are:
Camera shots, angles, (movement), and mise-en-scène
Sound, lighting and colour
Storyboarding and writing a script.
Producing a film
Assessment Task:
Give the audience a blissful taste of the …… culture.
Create a short film to showcase one or more important aspects of your culture and the values attached with them.
What to submit?
Part 1 - Storyboard
Part 2 - Film
Part 3 - A written explanation (individual). Your written explanation should include:
author's purpose
the main message intended for the audience
a justification of the important cinematic techniques you have used and their effectiveness with reference to author’s purpose (camera shots, angles, movements, sound, colour etc.),
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- collaborate fully with my group to rehearse, record, reflect and refine our film
Activities:
- Use the storyboard.
- Rehearse, record, reflect and refine the film
Homework:
Reading Plus
Short film production assessment.
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Kia ora 10C2.
Assessment in progress. Please refer to Week 7 planning and assessment outline for full details.
Assessment due: Friday, 1st April.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING on producing a visual text for assessment.
- We are FOCUSING on applying appropriate cinematic techniques to achieve purpose and audience of our short film.
- We are FOCUSING on recording, reflecting, editing and refining our short film.
- We are FOCUSING on justifying the cinematic techniques used in our short film.
MHJC
BLACKOUT POETRY COMPETITION 2022 is on!
When: Starts Monday 28th March
Entries close: Friday 8th April
Prizes:
For best Blackout poems - Years 7 & 8
For best Blackout poems-Years 9 & 10
Get Creating
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Assessment in progress.
For details refer to the assessment outline and rubric at the top of the course page.
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Kia ora koutou. Welcome to Term 2 of 2022!
Library: Wednesday Session 2.
This term, our learning context is Sustainable Living where we will explore how effective systems can provide sustainable living.
In English, in the first half of the term, we will engage in viewing and reading short and extended texts based on the context of sustainable living.
We will unpack themes and messages, character development and how setting (time, place and circumstances impact on the choices individuals make in life. We will produce written responses on various elements of the texts such as, author's purpose, crucial events, character development, setting, themes and conflict.
We will also kick-start with public speaking/ speeches in the second half on the term! NCEA for students who elect -remember that depth of ideas is part of speaking assessment, not just verbal fluency. NCEA grading criteria is used for this. Details will be provided.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING by viewing and reading short and extended texts based on the context of sustainability.
- We are FOCUSING by unpacking themes and messages, conflict, character development and how setting (time, place and circumstances impact on the choices individuals make in life.
See Google Classroom for the activity on Novel Study.
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Kia ora 10C2.
For the next three weeks, our focus is novel study.
You MUST bring your novel to school everyday. The tasks require you to dedicate time at home also as part of your homework.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING by viewing and reading short and extended texts based on the context of sustainability
- We are FOCUSING on independently reading and reflecting on our novels, showing deeper thinking
- We are FOCUSING by unpacking themes and messages, conflict, character development and how setting (time, place and circumstances impact on the choices individuals make in life.
Success Criteria: I ...
- independently read and respond to the text.
- sustain my reading for a longer time in one sitting.
- keep an organised and up to date reading log.
- My reading log proves critical (deeper) thinking of the text AND the wider world.
- Activities:
- What does 'critical thinking' look like? Feel like? Sound like?- class share
- Read and respond to the novel
- Response to Text Activities (see Google Classroom for your copy of this). Use this doc to record your responses.
- Reading response prompts for Reading Log (see Google Classroom)
Homework:
Novel study - dedicate time at home to read and respond to your novel.
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Kia ora 10C2.
Novel study continued....
You MUST bring your novel to school everyday. The tasks require you to dedicate time at home also as part of your homework.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING by viewing and reading short and extended texts based on the context of sustainability
- We are FOCUSING on independently reading and reflecting on our novels, showing deeper thinking
- We are FOCUSING by unpacking themes and messages, conflict, character development and how setting (time, place and circumstances impact on the choices individuals make in life.
Success Criteria: I ...
- independently read and respond to the text.
- sustain my reading for a longer time in one sitting.
- keep an organised and up to date reading log.
- My reading log proves critical (deeper) thinking of the text AND the wider world.
- Activities:
- What does 'critical thinking' look like? Feel like? Sound like?- class share
- Read and respond to the novel
- Response to Text Activities (see Google Classroom for your copy of this). Use this doc to record your responses.
- Reading response prompts for Reading Log (see Google Classroom)
Homework:
Novel study - dedicate time at home to read and respond to your novel.
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Kia ora 10C2.
Focus: novel study.
You must complete reading the novel by the end of this week.
You MUST bring your novel to school everyday. The tasks require you to dedicate time at home also as part of your homework.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING by viewing and reading short and extended texts based on the context of sustainability
- We are FOCUSING on independently reading and reflecting on our novels, showing deeper thinking
- We are FOCUSING by unpacking themes and messages, conflict, character development and how setting (time, place and circumstances impact on the choices individuals make in life.
Success Criteria: I ...
- independently read and respond to the text.
- sustain my reading for a longer time in one sitting.
- keep an organised and up to date reading log.
- My reading log proves critical (deeper) thinking of the text AND the wider world.
- Activities:
- Read and respond to the novel
- Response to Text Activities (see Google Classroom for your copy of this). Use this doc to record your responses.
- Reading response prompts for Reading Log (see Google Classroom)
Homework:
Novel study - dedicate time at home to read and respond to your novel.
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Week 6
Kia ora 10C2
Response to text assessment in progress. See Google Classroom for details.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING and producing written responses on various elements of the texts such as, author's purpose, crucial events, character development, setting, themes and conflict.
Next week, we start with oral language/speeches.
Your speech will be based on our whanau context, 'Effective Systems for Sustainable Living'.
Here is an image on sustainability to get yourself thinking about some interesting topics.
What do we mean by sustainability?
Sustainability is all about making sure our needs are met in the present while also making sure future generations' needs are met. So you can interpret the theme of sustainability in many different ways!; for example, it could be related to a personal journey, whānau, society, economics, the environment, or many more sustainability themes. Watching winning films on our website may help give you ideas. -
Speeches/NCEA starts this week.
Your speech will be based on our whanau context, 'Effective Systems for Sustainable Living'.
Timeline:
Week 7- (3 sessions and home): completing research and planning
Weeks 8-9 (in class only) 5 sessions : writing
Week 10 - (3 sessions and home) Proofread and edit, cue cards and presentation practice
Week 1 next term: present your speech for NCEA / Peer Assessment
Here is an image on sustainability to get yourself thinking about some interesting topics.
What do we mean by sustainability?
Sustainability is all about making sure our needs are met in the present while also making sure future generations' needs are met. So you can interpret the theme of sustainability in many different ways!; for example, it could be related to a personal journey, whānau, society, economics, the environment, or many more sustainability themes. Watching winning films on our website may help give you ideas.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING issues that are important to teenagers in order to find an effective speech topic.
- We are collecting information to support our ideas on our chosen issue, and organising these in a way that best meets our purpose.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
- identified a speech topic that is appropriate and engaging for my intended audience
- identified my key message
- completed the brief on my speech topic and had this approved by Mrs Narayan
- completed my ideas gathering and research
- organised my ideas into an effectively structured plan
- began research to find evidence and information which will support my ideas
Activities:
- In class work on your speech research and planning
- Also see student booklet on Google Classroom (note: NCEA booklet can be found at the top of this course page.
Homework:
Ensure research and planning is complete by the end of the week.
Some useful sites:
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-ideas-for-sustainable-living.php
https://www.sustainableschoolsnsw.org.au/manage/young-people/enviro-clubs-manual/project-ideas
https://www.bmeaningful.com/blog/2019/02/personal-sustainability-101/
https://www.transizion.com/persuasive-speech-topics/
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Kia ora 10C2
NCEA / Assessment in progress.
Refer to last week's planning and Google Classroom for details.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING and constructing a persuasive speech fit for our audience and purpose.
E-asttle Reading - Wednesday this week.
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Kia ora 10C2.
NCEA English/ assessment in progress.
This week's goal: Write your speech. You will use your Maths sessions also this week for speech writing.
IMPORTANT - You must follow this strictly:
All speech writing takes place at school only.
Write on the doc shared on Google Classroom.
Turn in the doc at the end of every session. The doc will be reopened at the start of the following sessions.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING on constructing a persuasive speech fit for audience and purpose.
Refer to NCEA student booklet and all other resources shared on Google Classroom for support.
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Kia ora 10C2.
Welcome to Term 3!
NCEA English/ assessment in progress.
This week's goal: Practise your speech. You will video record and submit your speech delivery next week for NCEA and MHOL assessment.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING on practising our persuasive speech fit for audience and purpose.
Refer to NCEA student booklet and all other resources shared on Google Classroom for support.
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Kia ora 10C2.
NCEA English/ MHOL assessment in progress.
This week's goal: Record speeches for NCEA and MHOL assessment.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING on practising our persuasive speech fit for audience and purpose.
Refer to NCEA student booklet and all other resources shared on Google Classroom for support.
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Week 4
Kia ora 10C2.
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING. and responding to demonstrate critical thinking and creative thinking.
Task: Choose and respond on the options in the Choice Grid shared on Google Classroom.
Library: Wednesday Session2
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Week 5
Kia ora 10C2
This week we start delving deeper into our learning context,
Relationships have consequences that allow Environments/Societies to Survive/Thrive.
Relationships are the connections and associations between properties, objects, people and ideas— including the human community’s connections with the world in which we live. Any change in relationship brings consequences—some of which may occur on a small scale, while others may be far-reaching, affecting large networks and systems such as human societies and the planetary ecosystem.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING Sustainable Development Goals
- We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's progress with SDL
- We are EXPLORING and identifying important ideas in short texts (new articles) to respond with logical opinions.
See Google Classroom for this week's learning activity.
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Relationships have consequences that allow Environments/Societies to Survive/Thrive.
Week 6
Kia ora 10C2
This week we we focus on:
- We are learning to be very clear, convincing and articulate in opinions.
- We are enabling ourselves to be ACTIVE CITIZENS by expressing our views on national/global matters.
REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:
- We are REFLECTING to show our understanding of main issues.
- We are REFLECTING to enable us to make logical opinions.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING Sustainable Development Goals
- We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's progress with SDL
- We are EXPLORING and identifying important ideas in short texts (new articles) to respond with our logical opinions.
See Google Classroom for this week's learning activity.
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Te Wiki o te reo Maori
Kia ora tātou
This week we will focus on close reading of short texts.
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:
- We are FOCUSING on understanding and analysing texts
This week's learning activity is on Google Classroom.
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Kia ora 10C2
This week we will continue with analysing the short story, 'The Scarlet Ibis'.
See Google Classroom for the activity
Library: Friday Session 1
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Welcome to Term 4 of 2022!
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING and constructing written responses to show deeper understanding of texts.
We will unpack:
1. main ideas/ themes
2. characters and their relationships
3. challenges and conflicts
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