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.
- 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.
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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.