Communicating with Cards
Teacher Denise Farr
| Year
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Level
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Duration
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| 3-8
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2-4
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3 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 with strong personal voice, a carefully crafted message for a Mother's Day card.
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| Presenting
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Demonstrate an understanding of verbal and visual features when using them to create a static image for a Mother's Day Card.
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| Processes
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Writing
Exploring Language
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Explore, identify and discuss some figurative language features used by writers, and adapt and use some of these features and ideas in their own writing.
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Viewing
Exploring Language
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Identify the meaning and purpose of some verbal and visual language features on personal cards, and adapt and use some of these when designing their own cards.
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| Thinking Critically
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Discuss how visual and verbal features including figurative language can be combined effectively, to give a special personal message.
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| Processing Information
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Organize and present a personal card, for a known audience, either electronically or freehand.
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| Supporting Achievement Objective
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Learning Outcomes
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| Viewing
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Identify and respond to the visual and verbal features used in personal Mother's Day cards.
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| Close Reading
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Read, discuss, clarify, and return to the text to retrieve key facts and ideas, relating to Mother's Day.
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Introduction
This unit need not be restricted to mothers. Be sensitive to your students' family circumstances and make it just as acceptable to write this card for a father, grandmother or other caregiver. Teachers can adapt and use this unit from Year 1 to Year 10.
Teacher background reading
Teaching and learning activities
Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:
Learning task 1
Learning task 2
Learning task 3
Learning task 4
Assessment
group_assessment (RTF 46KB)
reflection (RTF 11KB)
assessment (RTF 55KB)
exemplars (RTF 1MB)
Resources
Electronic
Print
- Exley, H. (editor) (1992.) To the Worlds Best Mother. Exley Gift Books: New York
- Ranger, L (1995). Laura's Poems. Godwit Publishing Ltd: Auckland
- Beaton, C. (1990) Greetings Cards. Kingfisher Books: London
- Teacher reference
- Cubbit, S., Irvine, R. & Dow, A. (1999). Top Tools for Social Science Teachers. Longman: Auckland
- Ministry of Education. (1996). Exploring Language: A Handbook for Teachers. Learning Media: Wellington
- Quin, R., McMahon, B. & Quin, R. (1997). Picture this: Reading visual language. Curriculum Corporation: Victoria, Aust.
- School journals for card making
- Make a Birthday Card Pt 1 No 2 1991
- Picture Frame Cards Pt 4 No 3 1998
- A Landscape Card Pt 4 No 1 2001
- An Ever-opening Card Pt 4 No 2 2000
- Making a Rocking Horse Card Junior Journal No 25
- Exciting Envelopes Pt 1 No 2 1996
- Also refer to the
figurative_resource (RTF 21KB)
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