The Whale Rider: KS3 Scheme of Work

KS3 Scheme of Work with all resources covering The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. Based around 6 key tasks with 12 lesson plans drawing on themes, structure, characters plot and setting of the novel.

It allows much in terms of personal learning yet balances skills with text... There is a good chance that students will really understand the genre.

A Harwood-Robertson, HoD and Peer Reviewer
    Themes explored include:
    • Myth and legend
    • Whaling
    • Leadership
    • Immigration and cultural identity
    • The environment
    • Tradition vs change
    • Māori culture
    • Climate change
    • Racial predjudice
  • All resources provided for starters, main activities, plenaries and homework (~1 hour).
  • Comes with a PowerPoint presentation to help revision of simple, compound and complex sentences.
  • Differentiation built in through alternative worksheets and extension tasks.
  • Makes a beautiful text more accessible for your pupils.

What do teachers say about this resource? (2744)

Excellent... The level of linguistic terminology was appropriate and testing. It allows much in terms of personal learning yet balances skills with text. There is a good chance that students will really understand the genre.

A Harwood-Robertson, HoD and Peer Reviewer