Year 10 English

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Year 10 English

• Welcome!
• Heading Introductions
• Aim To listen carefully and speak clearly and
  confidently

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Organisation!

• Red exercise book set up
• Title page personality collage to stick in
• Make pocket at the back
• Use blue pen, keep it neat and date your work.
• You choose what system you use for your class
  notes growly notes
• Make sure you keep organised and follow the
  systems!

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Introductions

• Aim To listen carefully and speak clearly and
  confidently
• Instructions Interview your neighbour.
• Find out the following
• 1. What are three things he enjoyed about the
  summer holidays (Nthing is not an answer!)
• Whats the last book they read (I dont read is
  not an answer)
• What are 2 things he is looking forward to this
  year
• Presentations Remember clarity, variety,
  confidence in presenting
• Introductions the course itself

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Autobiographies

• Aim to write using a variety of sentence
  structures and vocabulary to create a lively
  voice
• Task Write a letter to yourself, which you will
  open at the end of the year, reminding yourself
  about what your goals are.
• Ask yourself how did you do in the exams? Was it
  what you expected? What were your strengths and
  weaknesses last year? How will you improve your
  performance in the exams this year?
• Shared planning what sorts of things would you
  include? Class mind-map
• Shared introductions
• Individual writing
• Best line feedback

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Autobiographical Collages

• Aim To use visual symbolism to represent aspects
  of your personality
• Discussion
• what is personality?
• Teacher modelling
• my personality collage
• Drafting time
• Homework Requirements

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Mrs Thomsens Personality Collage

• 33 yr old Dunedinite, married to Chris, sons
  called Matai and Luca, cat called Lloyd
• Loves to read, cook, play with son and nieces,
  hang out with my extended family
• Laughs
• Creative
• Not logically minded but loves a challenge
• Inquisitive
• Organised
• Loves routine
• Dislikes rude, thoughtless people and being
  disorganised!
• Writes easily
• Morning person

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Reading Comprehension

• Aim to read carefully and support answers with
  evidence from the text
• Poem Bred in South Auckland by Glen Colquhoun
  and discussion
• Comprehension questions full sentence answers,
  support your thoughts with short quotations
• Do you get it? Write another stanza, using the
  same structure
• Option starter

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• Bred in South Auckland Glenn Colquhoun
• previously published in The Art of Walking
  Upright (Steele Roberts, 1999)
• I drive a car that is falling apart.
• There is a bog in the body.
• There is rust in the doors.
• Occasionally it does not have a warrant.
• Sometimes I sleep in large rooms full of people.
• I eat too much fried bread.
• I am late to meetings.
• I go to housie.
• My nose is flat.
• I say Raw-tore-loo-uh.
• Some people think I am a bloody maori,

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• I have been to university.
• I have a student loan.
• I photocopy my tax returns.
• Most mornings I read the newspaper.
• I make lists of things I have to do and like to
  cross them off.
• I cut apples into quarters before I eat them,
• Then I cut the pips out.
• I put my name on things.
• I listen to talkback radio.
• I use EFTPOS.
• Some people think I am a typical pakeha.

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• Last week I drove into a red light,
• I did not slow down at a compulsory stop,
• I changed lanes on the motorway and did not use
  my indicator.
• When I was a boy I went to see Enter the Dragon,
• I took one lesson in kung fu.
• My parents made me do my homework.
• My brother gave me chinese burns.
• I like beef and pork flavoured two minute
  noodles.
• I light incense when the house smells.
• Once I dug a garden.
• Some people think I am a blasted asian.

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• When I was a boy I learned to swear in Samoan.
• I went to school in Mangere.
• I played rugby in bare feet,
• Sometimes I shop at the Otara markets.
• My family come from overseas.
• I used to work in a factory.
• Once I helped cook an umu.
• When it is summer I wear a lavalava.
• I drink pineapple juice.
• I like to eat corned beef.
• Some people think I must be a flaming coconut.
• I think I am the luckiest mongrel I know.

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Reading Comprehension

• Aim to read carefully and support answers with
  evidence from the text
• Poem Bred in South Auckland and
• discussion
• Comprehension questions full sentence answers,
  support your thoughts with short quotations
• Do you get it? Have a go - write your own
  version!

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Reading Comprehension

1. What is this poem about?
2. What are the four cultures talked about?
3. Which does the author belong to?
4. What derogatory words are used, explain them and
   say why they are used.
5. In what style(s) is it written? Why is this
   interesting?
6. Why does he call himself the luckiest mongrel I
   know?
7. How does it relate to (a) you (b) every kiwi?
8. What do you think about this poem?
9. How does Colquhoun use humour? Does it appeal to
   you?
10. How accessible is this poem?

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Understanding Style and Form

• Goal To be able to show an
• understanding of an authors style and form
  through imitation
• Bred in South Auckland question recap
• G/W What do you notice about the way this poem
  is structured? List all the patterns you
  observe.
• Your turn Write 2 5 more stanzas, using the
  same structure
• I used to wear a scarf over my hair for work
• I had hooped earrings
• I often wore skirts and smokey black eyeliner
• I laugh loudly and talk too fast
• Some people called me a gypo

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Discussion - Dissection

• Poetry - discussion
• Write down the words/ phrases you don't
  understand and what ideas they are referring to
• "Some people think I am a bloody Maori
• Bog - patched a hole with adhesive product
• Car warrant - not enough
• Sleep in rooms full
• of people wharenui sleeping on the marae
• Fried bread - rarwina
• Housie - bingo
• Flat nose - Maori appearance ( not necessarily!)
• Rawtoreloouh
• Rotorua pronunciation
• "Some people think that I am a typical Pakeha
• University - education
• Student loan - at uni - debt

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• "Some people think I am a blasted Asian
• Red light - bad driver
• Not using indicator - bad driver
• Kung fu - martial arts
• Homework - tiger mum
• Chinese burns - Chinese torture
• Noodles - classic asian food
• Incense - Spiritual
• Garden - market garden
• "Some people think I am a flaming coconut
• Mangere -
• Rugby in bare feet -
• Otara markets -
• Overseas -
• Factory worker -

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Have a Go! - My Cultures

• What cultures do you identify with? (You will
  need at least 2!)
• What are the stereotypical connotations/
  attributes of those cultures? (positive or
  negative)
• How can you phrase these ideas in a casual
  sentence?
• (See below for my e.g.)

Mrs Thomsen Kiwi English Scottish Irish
  Land of milk and honey Drinks tea Will have dram Loves Guiness
  Fresh air Likes fine China Wore a kilt to school Tells stories
  Some Te Reo Ruled by the Queen Sings Scottish songs Catholic sympathies
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Teenage Culture - Stereotypes

• Think of all the stereotypical groups you could
  belong to . .
• Emo, nerd, sports jock . . .
• Write a sixth stanza that covers this
  remembering to include humour and irony

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Personal Reading Analysis

• As a class we are going to complete a reading
  analysis together.
• Reading Analysis
• Title Bred in South Auckland
• Author Glenn Colquhoun
• Text Type Poem
• Summary (2-3 sentences very brief)
• This poem is about . . .
• Log
• This poem evoked . . .
• This gives the reader . . .

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Attitudes to English

• Aim To reflect on your skills in English and
  barriers to achievement
• Discussion What might barriers to learning mean?
• Complete student profiles best handwriting,
  best ideas!
• Attitude to reading
• Create a list of your top 5 all time books
• For each one, write a detailed explanation
• of what it was that you liked about it
• Feedback

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SEXY Plans

• Statement Restate the Q
• Explanation Explain the Q
• eXample 3-4 ideas that use evidence to back up
  your ideas
• You Add Tie it all together and try to make an
  overall statement to finish.