KVC English Plan

Level: 4 Year: 7

Opportunity and Success

for All
Curriculum links : Mathematics, Health, Social Studies
Listening
Reading

Making
meanin
g

Viewing

of ideas or
information
they

Creatin
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meanin
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Speakin

for

Presenti

Date: Term 1, 2016

Unit Title:

ME

Focus: Start the year unit where students share part of themselves and where we create class culture
and identity.
Integration of Mori and/or
Pasifika Dimension: state the ways
in which you will integrate the teaching
and learning about the bicultural
nature of NZ

Writing

Greetings and praise in te reo.

Pronunciation done correctly.
Children share own identitiy
and culture

SWPB4L/PRIDE Focus:
Participation
Respect
Inquiry
Diversity
Environment

Identified Priority Learners &

Strategies:
Maori/Pasifika-

Gifted&Talented Extension-

Achievement Objectives

PROCESSES & STRATEGIES: Students will integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies
confidently to identify, form and express ideas.

Learning Support -

Achievement Objectives and Indicators:

Ideas: Select, develop and communicate ideas on a range of topics.
Purposes and Audiences: Show an increasing understanding of how to shape texts for different
purposes and audiences.
NZC Principles:
(see KVC English statement)

Specific Learning Outcomes:

1. Plan, draft and edit an Autobiography.
2. Independently identify and correct errors in writing.
3. Share information with peers in small groups, expressing ideas and opinions

High Expectations
Treaty of Waitangi
Cultural diversity
Inclusion
Learning to learn
Community engagement
Coherence
Future Focus

Assessment Overview: Biography to be assessed as a baseline writing sample .

KVC: Opportunity & Success for All
Our Values:

NZC Vision:
Participation

Confident

Connected
Respect

Inquiry

Actively Involved
Diversity

Lifelong Learners
Environment

Ke

NZC Values Focus: highlight

Excellence aiming high, persevering
Innovation, Inquiry and curiosity critical, creative & reflective thinking
Diversity culture, language, heritage
Equity fairness and social justice
Community and Participation as actively involved members of society
Respect for themself, others, and human rights
Ecological sustainability care for the environment
Integrity accountability, honesty, acting ethically

Key Competencies Focus: highlight

Managing Self self-motivation, personal goals, appropriate behaviour, resourcefulness,
sense of self, importance of heritage
Relating to others active listening, recognise different POV, negotiate, share ideas
Participating and contributing balancing rights, roles & responsibilities, responding to others
Using language, symbols and text interpreting language and symbols, using ICT,
recognising how language symbol choice affect peoples understanding
Thinking using creative, critical and metacognitive (learning to learn) reflection, drawing on
personal knowledge

Evaluation and Next Steps: Teacher Reflection:

What impact did my teaching have on student learning?

What evidence do I have?

What worked well?

How could I improve this unit for next time?

Next steps for students