Adam
Effat
Samantha
Kalisi
Hamid
Scott
Zamiel
The Hatchet
WALT: Read and understand a fiction text by identifying story parts, answering questions, and learning new vocabulary.
Success Criteria:
✅ I can identify key elements of the text, eg, setting, Charters, problems and actions
✅ I can answer questions about the story to show what I’ve read
✅ I can write four different types of questions
✅ I can explain what the word means and give examples and non-examples.
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Linked to NZC:
Recognise and describe key ideas in stories
Identify who, what, when and where in a text
Locate and answer literal and inferential questions
Ask questions to show understanding of a text
Learn new words and how they are used in context
Recognise and use word parts (e.g. suffixes) to help understand meaning
Term 1: School Journals
WALT: Use strategies to work out the meaning of new words related to flight and design.
Success Criteria:
✔ I can use clues in the text to figure out unknown words.
✔ I can explain new vocabulary in my own words.
✔ I can make connections between new words and what I already know.
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WALT: Use literal and inferential thinking to understand how science can solve real-world problems.
Success Criteria:
✔ I can find facts and key ideas in the text.
✔ I can make inferences by using clues and background knowledge.
✔ I can explain why the scientists’ actions were important.
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Punctuation & Capitalization (Hard)
WALT: Identify and understand new vocabulary related to geological processes.
Success Criteria:
✔ I can use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words.
✔ I can explain key words in my own words and use them in a sentence.
✔ I can make connections between words and their real-world meanings
Geothermal Features in the Taupo Volcanic Zone
Geothermal | Key to the Carbon Neutral Future
Geothermal Energy Video
The Mysteries of Geysers: How Do They Work?
Can Do and Must Do
Must Do:
Create Task
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WALT: Use literal and inferential thinking to understand how people protect historical sites.
Success Criteria:
✔ I can find key facts in the text to answer literal questions.
✔ I can use clues in the text to make inferences.
✔ I can explain why preserving the past is important.
Can Do and Must Do
Must Do:
Create Task
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WALT: Read aloud with expression, accuracy, and appropriate pace to convey meaning.
Success Criteria:
✔ I can read with appropriate tone and volume.
✔ I can adjust my pace and expression to match the action or emotion in the text.
✔ I can self-correct when a sentence doesn’t sound right.
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