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Good Spotting!
The Adventures of Kory
Walt: find specific evidence in the text
Walt: share our ideas clearly and precisely
Instructions:
1. Read your story carefully
- We are going to create a description of our lead character, Kory using this Padlet.
- We will create the first padlet together and you will create the second padlet with the rest of your group.
- Post this onto your blog with 1 paragraph explaining your learning.
Text: The Adventures of Kory (Flight of the Kiwi)
Arohanui, Revenge of the Fey
By Helen Pearse-Otene & Andrew Burdan
Walt: read a graphic novel
Walt: read for meaning and to self correct
Instructions:
1. Complete this google drawing about 'The parts of a graphic novel'.
2. Read the first page of the graphic novel carefully. While reading, complete the YELLOW sections of this google drawing (matching task) and then compare your answers with your classmates.
3. Read the rest of the graphic novel carefully. Complete the PURPLE sections of the google drawing as you read.
4. Once you have finished reading, in pairs create a video interview (questions and answers). Imagine you are a villager of Te Kāinga interviewing Kāhu after the war. Use this planning doc to plan your interview.
Text: Arohanui, Revenge of the Fey
Extended Reading:
Image Attribution: By Andrew Burdan. [http://success-for-boys.tki.org.nz/Teaching-learning-resources/Graphic-Novels]
Battle
Walt: infer to understand a deeper meaning
Walt: find evidence from the text and synthesise this into our own words.
Instructions:
1. Read your story carefully
2. Illustrator Agree/ Disagree
Open the above doc, make a copy and file it into your Reading folder.
Use the text to figure out whether the Author would agree or disagree with the statements below.
You will need to:
- state whether the author would agree or disagree
- put the page number that you found your evidence for this
- explain how the evidence you found makes you think the author would agree or disagree with the statement.
Text: Battle
Māui
Walt: Synthesise your knowledge and understanding of traditional Māori myths and legends to create your own.
Instructions:
1. Read your story carefully
2. Creating your own Legend:
You are to make a copy of this planning doc and file it into your reading folder.
Complete the planning doc. Remember to add as much detail as possible as this will help with your finished product.
Once you planning doc is finished add this onto the blog log.
Publish your legend onto your blog with a picture of your main character that you have drawn (think of everything we have learnt about sketching and drawing our super heroes).
Text: Māui
Comic Man
Walt: find evidence and clues from the text to create a description
Instructions:
1. Read your story carefully
2. This week we are finishing off our 'Fab Four' super heroes. Sketching by hand (using a range of coloured pencils), finish off the last two heroes - a clarifier and a summariser. Upload a photo of your art onto this presentation.
NOTE: a hint as to the superpower each superhero will have can be found in the presentation!
Write a sentence or two, explaining what your superhero does.
3. Once you have uploaded photos of your artwork for the four superheroes, embed the presentation onto your blog with an explanation of the task.
Text: Comic Man
Image Attribution: http://goo.gl/1EyttJ
Extended Reading:
His Own War
Walt: find evidence and clues from the text to create a description
Instructions:
1. Read your story carefully
2. Sketching by hand (using a range of coloured pencils), create your own 'Fab Four' - a predictor, a questioner, a clarifier, and a summariser. Upload a photo of your art onto this presentation.
NOTE: a hint as to the superpower each superhero will have can be found in the presentation!
Write a sentence or two, explaining what your superhero does.
3. Once you have uploaded photos of your artwork for the four superheroes, embed the presentation onto your blog with an explanation of the task.
Text: His Own War
Harry's War
Walt: use our prior knowledge to gain a deeper understanding of a text and specific vocabulary.
Instructions:
1. Read your story carefully.
2. If you come across words or phrases you don't understand, use the visual cues (illustrations) as well as other words which you do know and prior knowledge of the topic to problem solve. Come to our group discussion prepared to share ideas and help each other out!
3. Using the text, create a short letter from Harry to Ted. In this letter, Harry is going to tell Ted that the war is over. Go to the writing doc here.
Think about:
How Harry feels at this moment in time.
How Harry believes the other soldiers feel at this moment in time.
What Harry misses the most about home.
What Harry is least looking forward to on the trip home.
Now add your thoughts, ideas and evidence to this Padlet. Keep remember to write these into your own words - sharing your new or improved understanding.
