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Taha Moana - The Sea

Teacher Anne Girven

 

YEAR

LEVEL

DURATION

5-6 3 6 weeks

 

Achievement Objective Being Assessed

Learning Outcomes

Close Reading Discuss language, meanings and ideas in a range of texts related to the sea.
Transactional Writing Write instructions, explanations, arguments and factual accounts, express personal viewpoints on topics related to the sea.

Processes

Exploring Language Explore the language used in different texts.
Thinking Critically Identify and talk about the meanings in written texts.
Processing Information Identify, gather, select, record and present relevant information.

Supporting Achievement Objective

Learning Outcomes

Speaking and Listening Listen to and interact with others in a group or class discussion.

 

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

Links for students

Collaborative online projects:

Assessment

Assessment Task

Write an argument - students to reflect on ideas, concerns that have been explored during the unit.

Students present their own ideas based on the theme Taha Moana.

assessment (RTF 12KB)
self_assessment (RTF 231KB)
exemplars (RTF 2MB)

Resources

  • Ministry of Education (1996). The Learner as a Reader, Developing Reading, .
  • Ministry of Education (1996). Exploring Language
  • Jan, Lesley Wing. Write Ways, Modelling Writing Forms
  • Derewianka, Beverly. Exploring How Texts Work
  • Gawith, Gwen. Action Learning/Information Alive
  • School Journal Catalogue, Learning Media N.Z.
  • Resources from National Library , MOTAT , Auckland Museum
  • The Whale Song, Big Book and Tape
  • School Journals

Websites

Educational whale sites:

 

Whaling and conservation:

 

Whale links:




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