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    English 2024


  • Term 1 Week 1

    Kia Ora Students and welcome to Week 2 Term 1!

    This week we will be~(getting to know each other)

    1. Creating a Cover page in your English books with own illustrations.

    2. Reflecting and writing your goals for writing and reading 2024

    3. Writing a letter to Miss McGregor about yourselves in your Writing Book.

    LI- Follow the correct structure

    Include your name, family, personal hobbies and interests, future goals/quotes, role models.

    SC-3 paragraphs.

    Extra: Reading Plus insight test


  • Term 1 Week 2

    Kia Ora Students and welcome to Week 2 Term 1!

    This week we will be~(getting to know each other)

    1. Creating a Cover page in your English books with own illustrations.

    2. Reflecting and writing your goals for writing and reading 2024. 

    3. Writing a letter to Miss McGregor about yourselves in your Writing Book.

    LI- Follow the correct structure

    Include your name, family, personal hobbies and interests, future goals/quotes, role models.

    SC-3 paragraphs.

    Extra: Reading Plus insight test 



  • Term 1 Week 3

    Kia Ora Students and welcome to Week 3!!

    This week you have  a Library session.

    Library session-Orientation from Ms Townsend and issuing out a book for reading for enjoyment.

    Activities and Links will be on your Google Classroom.




  • Term 1 Week 4


    Kia Ora Class 

    This terms our context is Safety in NZ and Beyond

    Year 8: 

    This term we will complete a Visual Film study assessment on "Soul Surfer", learn about TEXAS paragraphs and start speeches planning.



    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING oral, written and visual language features by observing and researching language and information on our film study
    • We are EXPLORING authors viewpoints by analysing and interpreting messages/themes of texts
    • We are EXPLORING oral, written and visual language features by recognising visual techniques
    • We are EXPLORING oral, written and visual language features by observing and researching language of film, camera shots and angles



    Activities and resources will be on Google classroom.

  • Term 1 Week 5


    Kia Ora Class and welcome to Week 5 of TERM 1!! You will have a Library session on Friday. You will also view Soul Surfer

    This terms our context is 

    Year 8: Safety in NZ and Beyond. 


    This term we will complete a Visual Film study assessment on "Soul Surfer", learn about TEXAS paragraphs and start speeches planning.



    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING oral, written and visual language features by observing and researching language and information on our film study
    • We are EXPLORING authors viewpoints by analysing and interpreting messages/themes of texts
    • We are EXPLORING oral, written and visual language features by recognising visual techniques
    • We are EXPLORING oral, written and visual language features by observing and researching language of film, camera shots and angles



    Activities and resources will be on Google classroom.

  • Term 1 Week 6

    Kia Ora Class and welcome to week 6 of TERM 1!! KWe will continue to view Soul Surfer. 

    This terms our context is 

    Year 8: Safety in NZ and beyond


    This term we will complete a Visual Film study assessment on "Soul Surfer", learn about TEXAS paragraphs and start looking at film techniques.

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


    • We are FOCUSING on using language features and increasing our vocabulary skills by describing key words in our film study
    • We are FOCUSING on using language features and increasing our vocabulary skills by explaining key words in our film study
    • We are FOCUSING on understanding the authors viewpoint/message of our visual text by identifying and discussing/ Kōrerorero, the main ideas of our visual text


    Activities and resources will be on google classroom.
    Soul Surfer

  • Term 1 Week 7

    Kia Ora Class and welcome to week 7 of TERM 1!! This terms our context is 

    Year 8: Safety in NZ and Beyond


    This term we will complete a Visual Film study assessment on "Soul Surfer", learn about TEXAS paragraphs and start looking at film techniques.

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:


    • We are FOCUSING on using language features and increasing our vocabulary skills by describing key words in our film study
    • We are FOCUSING on using language features and increasing our vocabulary skills by explaining key words in our film study
    • We are FOCUSING on understanding the authors viewpoint/message of our visual text by identifying and discussing/ Kōrerorero, the main ideas of our visual text


    Activities and resources will be on google classroom.
    Soul Surfer
    We are learning how to write a TEXAS PARAGRAPH this week using the correct structure.

  • Term 1 Week 8


    Kia Ora Class and welcome to Week 8. This week you will be starting on your English Assessment.
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts and used for different purposes and audiences so that we can prepare and justify our ideas on a film study
    • We are planning to identify oral, written and language features from our visual text so that we can plan/Tātai, and apply/Whakahāngai, our knowledge when completing our one pager -Film Study Response to Text




    Activities, assessment criteria and resources will be on google classroom.


  • Term 1 Week 9


    Kia Ora Class and welcome to Week 9. This week you will be starting on your English Assessment.
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts and used for different purposes and audiences so that we can prepare and justify our ideas on a film study
    • We are planning to identify oral, written and language features from our visual text so that we can plan/Tātai, and apply/Whakahāngai, our knowledge when completing our one pager -Film Study Response to Text




    Activities, assessment criteria and resources will be on google classroom.


  • Term 1 Week 10


    Kia Ora Class and welcome to Week 10. This week you will be working  on your English Assessment.
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts and used for different purposes and audiences so that we can prepare and justify our ideas on a film study
    • We are planning to identify oral, written and language features from our visual text so that we can plan/Tātai, and apply/Whakahāngai, our knowledge when completing our one pager -Film Study Response to Text




    Activities, assessment criteria and resources will be on google classroom.



  • Term 1 Week 11

    Week 11:

    This week you will be working  on your English Assessment.
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts and used for different purposes and audiences so that we can prepare and justify our ideas on a film study
    • We are planning to identify oral, written and language features from our visual text so that we can plan/Tātai, and apply/Whakahāngai, our knowledge when completing our one pager -Film Study Response to Text


  • Term 2 Week 1

    This week you will be working  on your English Assessment.
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts and used for different purposes and audiences so that we can prepare and justify our ideas on a film study
    • We are planning to identify oral, written and language features from our visual text so that we can plan/Tātai, and apply/Whakahāngai, our knowledge when completing our one pager -Film Study Response to Text


  • Term 2 Week 2

    This week you will be working  on your English Assessment.
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts and used for different purposes and audiences so that we can prepare and justify our ideas on a film study
    • We are planning to identify oral, written and language features from our visual text so that we can plan/Tātai, and apply/Whakahāngai, our knowledge when completing our one pager -Film Study Response to Text


  • Term 2 Week 3

    This week you will be working  on your English Assessment.
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts and used for different purposes and audiences so that we can prepare and justify our ideas on a film study
    • We are planning to identify oral, written and language features from our visual text so that we can plan/Tātai, and apply/Whakahāngai, our knowledge when completing our one pager -Film Study Response to Text


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