7F2 English
Weekly outline
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Welcome to 7F2 English! I am Mrs Lowden. We will have 3 English classes every week.
We will usually work together in F3. As this is our first English class on Friday we will be organising our books and discussing some expectations and routines.
Then we will begin sharing information about ourselves by writing a letter. I've already written one to you. Looking forward to having a fabulous year with you.
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We have a short week this week. One of the reasons for this, is because we celebrate Waitangi Day on Tuesday with the rest of New Zealand. We will be reading and discussing this very important event from our history this week.
WALT
Set up our exercise books following the MHJC expectations
Read for meaning
Write a short paragraph to demonstrate we have understood what we have read and discussed together
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This week we will focus on another event in our calendar as we celebrate Chinese New Year. We also have a writing task to complete. This will give me great information for planning my next steps as it will show me the weaknesses and strengths for us to work for the rest of Term 1.
WALT
Read for meaning and make connections with a text (Chinese New Year)
Listen and discuss qualities of the positive friendships we aspire to have
Plan before we write by sorting our ideas into categoriesLearning Activities this week
Read about Chinese New Year and complete related tasks in your English book
Look at the writing rubric and the format of the writing assessment task booklet
View Focus on friendship links
Discuss qualities of a good friend with your table group
Sort qualities into categories to develop a mind map before we start writing
Use each category to plan a paragraph. This writing goes into the paper booklet that I will give you.
Next Steps: Look at the highlighted sections on your writing rubric. Read the feedback on your completed writing booklet next week.
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We only have 2 English sessions this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday is student/parent conferences with your Learning Advisor.
WALTs
We are looking at poetry that people have written about themselves
Write a bio poem using a suggested structure
Learning Activities
Visual Pepeha to design and complete
Draft and publish a bio poem to be displayed on the reverse side of your visual pepeha
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What is a Quick Write?
A quick write is a short writing task. We all write on the same question or topic.
It gives us a chance to practise our writing skills without going through the whole writing process from planning to publishing.
This week we will begin doing some Quick Writes and some Word Building activities.
I noticed in your recent writing assessment that these are 2 areas that would benefit from more practise.This week our Quick Writes will be on these topics.
All Fast Food Should Be Banned.Wealthy Countries Should Share Their Money.
WALTs
Write a paragraph that makes sense on a given topic, in the time given
Brainstorm with my table group and research online to list many variations of a word (our words this week are: time, light & free)Home Learning
Check your Reading + tasks are up to date
Aim to read for 30 minutes each day -
This week we are focusing on a text that has a NZ setting.
We will also be learning a little about NZ back in the 1950s as this will help us understand the event in it's 'historical context'
Life was different in NZ 70 years ago and some of these differences impact on the sad events that we will be researching this week.
Our Text is called: Journey to Tangiwai
It is written from the perspective of a 12 year old boy. He is writing in his diary about the things that happen to him in his every day life. He survives a disaster while travelling on a train in the North Island.WALTs
We are learning to use multiple sources of information to grow our knowledge and understanding of an event. This may include photographs, maps, diagrams, videos and written texts.
We are learning to organise information from many different sources into a useful plan using the 5 Ws.Home Learning
Are you in a Home Learning routine yet? Think about the days/times that work best for you and your family. Choose 2-3 days when it will be easier for you to sit in a quiet space at home and focus on completing your Reading + and Maths Buddy tasks. Don't choose your busiest days when you may have a sports practice or music lesson to attend.
Another great habit to develop is a daily reading habit. Some people like to read in bed at night. Others have a favourite sunny spot to curl up in. Reading even helps you become a better speller! If your brain sees the correct way to spell things hundreds of times over a year it is more likely to lock the correct spelling pattern into your brain. This is really helpful when you're writing. You will be growing your very own dictionary in your brain. -
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Camp was amazing. I had so much fun and I'm super happy that nobody broke any bones and I didn't have to call any ambulances.
This week we are thinking about our camp experiences. We will also read about another person's camp and we'll use a Venn Diagram to help us compare their experiences with our own. This will help us organise our thoughts into 3 categories.
What was the same?
What was different for us?
What was different for them?We will also continue with our Word Building. This week we are using part of a word. It is ____amp.
I also noticed a lot of confusion for many of you when you are writing there. We will be discussing a visual strategy to help you remember which there to choose when you are writing.
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PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:
- We are PLANNING... so that we can...
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...test test
- We are EXPLORING...
- We are EXPLORING...
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