1. Comparing texts The value is….. RESPECT
Do Now/ Nā Mahi: PRE-READING
Discuss the following situations with a partner:
A friend of yours gets into a fight. Do you?
a) help him/her.
b) walk away
You know another student in your class is being bullied. Do you?
report it.
ignore it.
People in other countries are starving to death. Do you?
contribute to charities that help them.
4. Why did you make these choices?
Learning Objective/Kaupapa:
Analyse specified aspects of several written texts using supporting evidence.
The value is….. RESPECT
The Competency is …..PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING

2. CONTENT What is it about?
In pairs
Work together – I want EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE!
CONTENT
What is it about?
What is happening to Akanni, Denladdi and Chinwe in the poem?
How does the speaker feel about these things in the first three stanzas?
What happens in the last stanza?
How might the speakers feelings have changed by the end of the poem?
What are the key themes or ideas?
Think back to the pre-reading activity. How do these ideas link to this poem?

3. TONE The mood and attitude of the poem
On your own – FEEL IT!
TONE
The mood and attitude of the poem
Choose two of the following words to describe the mood of the poem
Angry b) happy
c) Regretful d) Thoughtful
e) excited f) guilty
Write a sentence to explain what the attitude of the poet is towards people only looking after themselves.

4. LANGUAGE Imagery What do the following images suggest to you?
In groups
Really attack these quotations!
LANGUAGE
Imagery
What do the following images suggest to you?
‘Beat him soft like clay’
‘Stuffed him down the belly of a jeep’
‘my savouring mouth’
‘my bewildered lawn
‘A knock on the door froze my hungry hand’
What is the poet trying to convey through each of these images?
Choice of words
How does the poet distinguish between people he knows and people he does not through his choice of language?

5. STRUCTURE In groups Work together – I want EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE!
How the poem looks on the page
What do you notice about the way the poem looks on the page?
Why do you think the poet indents parts of stanzas 1-3?
How the poem is organised into stanzas.
Summarise each stanza.
Why is the poem broken up in this way?
How the ideas develop.
Look at the time of day in each stanza – how does this suggest a progression or pattern through the poem?
Why do you think the poet created this pattern?
Does it follow a convention?
Look at the repeated sections. They alternate with ‘verse like’ sections. What convention might this suggest?

6. OPINION What do you think?
What do you think about the ideas portrayed by Osundare?
Would you have helped Akanni, Danladi or Chinwe?
Why or why not?
ON YOUR OWN
This means work in silence
It is really important for you to learn to make up your own mind! Your opinions are VALUABLE!

7. Pass the parcel – did we achieve our Kaupapa

8. Comparing texts
Do Now/ Nā Mahi:
Write down instructions for a year 10 student telling them the key steps to attacking a quotation.
Learning Objective/Kaupapa:
Analyse specified aspects of several written texts using supporting evidence.
The values are… respect and DIVERSITY
The Competency is …..MANAGING SELF.
Do Next….Copy this
C = Content and Context
T = Tone and Writer’s message
L = Language analysis
S = Structure
O = Opinion and audience.

9. Your feedback More about context
How do the interpretations of a poem’s language change the meaning overall.
Can we write our own poems?
What is CTLSO?
Why do we have definite answers for what is right or wrong?
Structure in more detail.
How long are we doing loyalty for?
Are stanzas that important?
Why do we need to know this?
Is there another way to help without getting involved?
How do I really attack a quotation?
Why are all the poems racist stuff?
Why are we only covering poems?

10. LANGUAGE Imagery What do the following images suggest to you?
In groups
Really attack these quotations!
LANGUAGE
Imagery
What do the following images suggest to you?
‘Beat him soft like clay’
‘Stuffed him down the belly of a jeep’
‘my savouring mouth’
‘my bewildered lawn
‘A knock on the door froze my hungry hand’
What is the poet trying to convey through each of these images?
Choice of words
How does the poet distinguish between people he knows and people he does not through his choice of language?
How does the meaning of the poem change as we interpret the language used in different ways?

11. STRUCTURE In groups Work together – I want EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE!
How the poem looks on the page
What do you notice about the way the poem looks on the page?
Why do you think the poet indents parts of stanzas 1-3?
How the poem is organised into stanzas.
Summarise each stanza.
Why is the poem broken up in this way?
How the ideas develop.
Look at the time of day in each stanza – how does this suggest a progression or pattern through the poem?
Why do you think the poet created this pattern?
Does it follow a convention or form eg. Sonnet or Haiku?
Look at the repeated sections. They alternate with ‘verse like’ sections. What convention might this suggest?

12. OPINION What do you think?
What do you think about the ideas portrayed by Osundare?
Would you have helped Akanni, Danladi or Chinwe?
Why or why not?
Is there a ‘right’ or
‘wrong’ way to react
to this type of situation?
ON YOUR OWN
This means work in silence
It is really important for you to learn to make up your own mind! Your opinions are VALUABLE!

13. Your feedback Can you be more specific? More about context
How do the interpretations of a poem’s language change the meaning overall.
Can we write our own poems?
What is CTLSO?
Why do we have definite answers for what is right or wrong?
Structure in more detail.
How long are we doing loyalty for?
Are stanzas that important?
Why do we need to know this?
Is there another way to help without getting involved?
How do I really attack a quotation?
Why are all the poems racist stuff?
Why are we only covering poems?
Yes. Be patient
All year – there are 3 key questions as part of this theme.
So you can comment on it in your 1.8 assmnt
Probably to phone the police or tell a teacher.
They are not all racist but about culture and loyalty because that is our key Q this term
They are nice and short and a good way into the topic – we are doing different types of text next.

14. Pass the Parcel