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Look at the Front Cover of the Book and make Predictions.
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Ask questions about aspects that we are unsure of or want to know more about and attempt to find answers in the text.
SC - I can share instances about my experience and can identify the main components of a Pepeha.
Possibly unfamiliar te reo Māori words and phrases, including: “Ko ... tōku ingoa”, “pepeha”, “waka”, “tūpuna”, “maunga”, “awa”, “roto”, “moana”, “iwi”, “marae”, “hapū”, “hui”, “kaumātua”, “mātua”, “Nō whea koe?”
• The use of macrons to denote long vowels in te reo Māori
• Other words and phrases that may be unfamiliar: “formal occasion”, “local environment”, “value”, “natural world”, “ancestors”, “family history”, “landmarks”, “waterways”, “traditional gathering place”, “relationships”, “community”
Follow up Task
Use the framework provided in the above text to form your own Pepeha.
Think of the local rivers, mountains, and marae that are special to you. Make sure you have included these in your Pepeha.
WALT look at different text features and their impact on the reader
SC - I can identify the different text features used in the story.
Possibly unfamiliar words and phrases, including “bungy jump”, “viewing platform”, “peering”, “floor-to-ceiling windows”, “weight restriction”, “krumping”, “press-ups”, “a round of applause”, “photographer”, “viewing deck”, “trick photos”, “glossy”, “framed” ■ Colloquial language: “you guys”, “wanna”, “heaps”, “man of steel”, “Tough luck”, “Yeah, right”, “wanna” ■ The simile-based joke (“thick as the concrete floor”/ “Like you, Matiu”).
Infer what characters are thinking from their actions: “‘Kia kaha,’ he whispered”, “with a wink”, “couldn’t hide the smile”
■ The contrast between what Matiu says and what he is feeling
■ Plot development that includes an unexpected turn of events
■ Use of ellipses to imply an unfinished thought
■ Similes: “stomach felt like jelly”, “like a town for ants”, “as if they were walking on air”, “like a starfish”
■ Metaphors: “The city dropping away below them”, “hard as steel”.
Discuss the use of colloquial language. Share any examples if you know. If any terms are not familiar to students, encourage them to share similar expressions in a language they know.
Expressing feelings can be difficult for some students.
Can we build up our knowledge of words to express different feelings?
Use the structure below to express your feelings.
“I am feeling … because …”,
“When you do … I feel …”.
Is it OK for the children to take the juice? Why did Jack take the juice?
Show the parts that tell you how Jack is feeling after taking the juice. Why does he feel that way?
What does Jack do after taking the juice?
What could he do next?
The other children are having a lot of fun with the juice. What is Jack doing?
What do the illustrations tell you about how Jack is feeling?
Can you remember a time when you have felt like that?
How is Jack feeling about the juice when he says “So much for free juice”?
Possible unfamiliar words, such as “stomach”, “squirmy”, “meant”, “snatched”, “slurping”, “giggling”, “nervous”, “pounding”, “sweaty”, “mumbled”, “crouched”, “worried”, “nervously”, “glanced”, “racing”, “reddened”, “honest”, “sternly”
You read the above text with the T
The students make connections between the text and the visual language features in order to identify what the Go Green team needed to do.
• Ask questions about aspects they are not sure of or want to know more about and attempt to find answers.
• Look for and identify information about how the Go Green team made the garden sustainable.
• Monitor their reading and take action (for example, rereading a sentence or looking for clues close to the word) to clarify the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Subject-specific words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to the students: “Enviroschool”, “sustainable”, “Go Green”, “waterwheel”, “generate”, “pumice”, “cement”, “compost”, “inter-island ferry”
The students could work in pairs to plan a small garden or design a new and sustainable feature for an existing garden, adding labels and explanations, then presenting their ideas to the class.
Who can enter the Ellerslie Flower Show?
What is compost?
Are there rules about entering or can you just enter?
What makes the scraps into compost?