Kōwhai Term 4

Week 1 - Beans on toast

We are learning to  check both the stated and implied meanings in a story. 

Success criteria

• I can identify uncertainty about events or implied meaning.

• I can select and evaluate a strategy to clarify meaning.

• I can explain how dialogue and actions shape my interpretation.

Week 3 - The art of Taiaha

We are learning to trace a deeper idea across a text and connect it with another text. 

Success criteria

• I can explain how an idea develops across the text.

• I can distinguish cultural context from a broader theme.

• I can synthesise related ideas without erasing differences.

Week 5 - The Kuranui Waka and the Story of Te Pakakohi

We are learning to draw historical conclusions while recognising the limits of the evidence. 

Success criteria

• I can distinguish an event, an explanation, and an inference.

• I can connect evidence from different sections.

• I can draw a conclusion without claiming more than the text supports.

Week 7 - Tōku Anō Takiwā

We are learning to interpret how visual and written details develop a memoir’s message. 

Success criteria

• I can combine visual and written evidence.

• I can trace how the narrator’s perspective develops.

• I can explain a message about acceptance using evidence.