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Prior Knowledge - Heroes

#1

Watch this video

Write 3 things you learnt about being a hero from this video.

Share the link to this video on your blog and write the 3 things you learnt about being a hero from this video.

#2

More than a Mountaineer - 5-08-2020 - 3-32 PM.pdf

CHOOSE 3 INTERESTING WORDS FROM THIS TEXT AND EXPLAIN WHAT THEY MEAN.

You could make an interactive Google Drawing, a Screencastify or a voice recording.

#3

Watch this video. On a Goolgle slide insert this video and write the questions Kid president asks Tom Hanks. Post your slide with the video and the questions on your blog .

#4

Three Legends-SJ L3 Sept 2014.pdf

Read this journal article called Three Legends. On a Google draw or Google slides write 5 facts you learnt from this journal article. Name the heroes in this article and write what they did.

#5

Watch this video.

Do a Hangout video chat with a classmate and tell them about who the heroes are that kid president is talking about in his video.

#6

Michel Mulipola • Superhero Secrets-SJ L3 Aug2016.pdf

Read this journal article.

Do a screecastify about what this journal article is about. What qualities does Michel Mulipola have? Do you think he is successful? Why or why not? If you think he is successful then what made him successful?

#7

Forgotten Hero - 5-08-2020 - 3-27 PM.pdf

Read these journal stories.

Click here and make a copy of this venn diagram on a Google draw.

List things that are same between the two stories and write things that are different between the two stories.

#8

Hūria Mātenga- Hero of Whakatū - 5-08-2020 - 3-30 PM.pdf

Read this journal story.

On a google slide insert the link to this story and write a summary of the story.

Remember a summary is telling in a paragraph what the story was about.

#9

Watch this video. Insert this video on a Goolgle slide and make at least 5 questions you can ask someone in your class about the things talked about in the video by kid president. Share your questions with someone in your class- they could answer your questions and you could answer their questions.

#10

Read from this website.

Create a photo collage of famous New Zealanders. Insert their photo, name and what they have achieved.

#11

Watch this video and create a screencastify video sharing your ideas on what makes a hero.

#12

Read this article. Share with your classmates what this article is about. If we are online learning then we will share our ideas during our Google meet.

#13

Read this article about Richie McCaw.

In your opinion is Richie McCaw an ordinary person who became a hero?

If yes then why do you think he is an ordinary person who became a hero?

And if no then why do you think he is not an ordinary person who became a hero?

#14

CREATE 3 QUESTIONS TO ASK A PARTNER ABOUT THIS TEXT.

You could use Kahoot, Google Forms or Slides. Then swap with a partner and answer their questions.

#15

Watch this video

Create a poster on lockdown heroes. Make your poster interactive by iserting this video in it. You could create your poster using powtoon if you are confident using powtoon.

Or you could simply create a video about yourself talking about lockdown heroes. Remember to make your video interesting.

What other texts can you explore on this topic?

You could read online articles, interview someone in your family or Manpreet about this topic during hangout meets or you could find texts using Goole search.

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