Ahoy! Matey
Teacher Anne Girven
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LEVEL
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DURATION
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| 4
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2
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4 weeks
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| Achievement Objective Being Assessed
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Learning Outcomes
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| Poetic Writing
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Write a narrative, shaping, editing and reworking the text, making choices in language.
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| Processes
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| Exploring Language
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Explore choices made by writers, and identify and use the common conventions of writing and organization of text which affect understanding.
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| Thinking Critically
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Identify and express meanings in written texts, drawing on personal background, knowledge, and experience.
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| Supporting Achievement Objective
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Learning Outcomes
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| Close Reading
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Respond to language, meanings, and ideas in a range of pirate texts.
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| Interpersonal Listening
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Listen to and interact with others in a group or class discussion.
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Teacher background reading
Teaching and learning activities
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Assessment
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self_assessment (RTF 240KB)
RESOURCES
Print
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The Learner as a Reader. Learning Media Wellington. Ministry of Education - Page 98 Features of narrative texts
- Page 99-101 Plot/storyline
- Page 102 Characters
- Page 104 Setting
- Page 106 Theme
- Wing Jan, L. Write Ways Modelling Writing Forms Oxford University Press - Page 86 - 95 Learning experiences for narratives.
- Derewianka, B. Exploring How Texts Work. Primary English Teaching Association. - Page 32 Narratives - What Makes a Good Story?
- Hood, H. (2000) Left to Write Too Dunmore Press Ltd - Page 57/58. How a narrative is constructed. Shared Writing Experience
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Resources from the National Library - Mahy, M. The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate
- Mahy, M. The Great Piratical Rumbustification
- McNaughton, C. (2001) Captain Abdul's Pirate School London: Walker Books Ltd.
- Francis, P. Evans Treasure Island
- Captain Felonious, 1981 Pt 1 No 1
- The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate, 1981 Pt 2 No 1
- The Greedy Cook and the Hungry Shark, 1979 Pt 2 No 5
- Happy Birthday, Mrs Felonious, 1990 Pt 2 No 4
- Just One Thing, 1998 Pt 2 No 1
- Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor.... 1985 Pt 2 No 2
- Pirate Chant 1988 Pt 2 No 2
Electronic
Follow up
Web Quests
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Pirate Adventures
What comes to your mind when you hear the word PIRATES - adventures at sea, searching for treasure chests of gold, walking the plank, and robbing other ships of valuables? Did you know that there were all kinds of pirates, even women? Are you prepared to try and capture a pirate on one of his/her bloodthirsty adventures at sea?
