Sustained Silent Reading

26.03.21 - At The Student Poetry Reading
Type - Poem
Creator - Kim Stafford

Critical Literacy Question - How does this text depict age, gender, and/or culture groups?

This text is about how students talk about how they feel in poems but they are all about their flats and what they don't like about themselves. It is about how everyone has their flats but in the last line, it is talking about how they are beautiful and amazing no matter what they think cause they just have to come out of their shell and get some self-confidence. This is not only talking about students that go up and share the information but everyone, even those that don't have the courage to share their feelings and thoughts.

17.03.21 - Sleep Tips for Teenagers
Type - Article
Creator - NHS.uk/

Critical Literacy Question - Why are we reading this text?

The meaning of the text is so that people are able to find some great ways to help people fall asleep during the night. It has tips like 'limiting screen time' and 'Don't binge eat before bedtime' letting people know how to help themselves or their teens get a good night's rest. The reasoning for people to not binge before going to be is because it can cause discomfort during the night causing them to be tense and not relaxed enough to fall asleep. We are reading this because it has been known that teens have been getting less sleep throughout time and articles like these help everyone figure out how to get a good sleep for nights to come.

15.02.21 - Creatures In The Night
Type - Fiction
Creator - Laren Wainye

• People are getting kidnapped and no one knows where they are going.
• Scar Finds the kids and the creatures that took them from the streets.
• Scar saves the kids and helps Derick defeat the creatures.

11.02.21 - Back To Black

This is about the immense power of failure.
It is about how you can learn from your failures and mistakes big or small. It's about how you can use resilience and achieve the goals your couldn't on the first try. It is about persisting through the tuff spaces. "I got sick and tired of trying to impress lots of people. And when I lost lots of my enjoyment, I sort of lost my way". Akira Ioane was hoping for a place in 2019 All Blacks World Cup Team but he missed out after a public roasting from coach Steve Hansen. The real change started happening during lockdown when he was able to focus on himself without anyone pushing and worrying about him all the time. He was able to become a better version of himself with the help of his friends and family. 

Source - Listener 28.1.21
Type - Article

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