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This term we will be focusing on:
Week 1 - 2: Epistolary fiction. Students will explore first hand accounts of peoples experiences and achievements through diary entries and letter writing. This will support students with writing their own letters. We will also work on our research skills and be more precise when searching for information.
Week 3 - 6: Reports.
Reading to gather and process information and visual language features while using different media sources. Students will be focusing on reports to help scaffold their knowledge around early Aotearoa history.
Week 7 - 11: Narratives.
Students will read culturally significant myths and legends from Aotearoa. There will be a focus on language features and the effect they have on readers.
Reading progressions for your child can be found on Hero
All students will have a range of progressions based on their individual needs, which will include some of the following:
Y5 - Reading
Processes and Strategies
-Identify and locate specific information using different media sources.Language Features
- Use visual language features to help find information with confidence.
-Identify and explain a range of different language features.
Y6 - Reading
Processes and Strategies
- Further research a topic by using classroom and digital resources.Language Features
- Describe how different text types or genres have different language features.
- Discuss the deliberate use and impact of language features in a text.
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