{"product_id":"sjl4-june-2024-skylarking-structured-literacy-pack","title":"SJL4 June 2024 Skylarking Structured Literacy Pack","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"789\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"14\"\u003eSkylarking\u003c\/strong\u003e by Paul Mason is a historical fiction text that blends courtroom drama with imaginative reconstruction to explore the true story of Robert Wallath, a teenage highwayman in 1890s Taranaki. Through shifting perspectives between the courtroom and the romanticised world of the “gentleman of the road,” Mason examines how popular adventure stories shaped Robert’s sense of identity and blurred the line between fantasy and reality. The narrative contrasts Robert’s idealised self-image with the consequences of his actions, revealing how youthful imagination, media influence, and poor judgement lead to real harm and lasting regret. Tense, atmospheric, and thought-provoking, the text supports students to understand history through narrative voice and character perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003eThe text is ideal for integrated learning across literacy and social sciences, supporting inquiry into crime and punishment, the influence of popular culture, and moral decision-making in historical Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pack contains a range of structured literacy activities including\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpelling rules ck \/ dge \/ drop the e \/ y as a consonant or vowel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSounds of -ed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExploring parts of language - adverbs, adjectives, nouns, verbs etc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoubling or not when adding -ing, -ed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFloss rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompound words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying and naming suffixes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying and naming prefixes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVowel teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoot words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControlling 'r'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagraphs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchwa words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhost diagraphs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e-oo- and -oo- \/ -au and -ow \/ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHard and soft c and g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon subordinating conjunctions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more!!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1074\"\u003eCurriculum Phase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phase 3\u003cbr data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003eYear Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Year 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1140\"\u003eEnglish (NZC Levels 4–5):\u003c\/strong\u003e reading for meaning and critical thinking, analysing narrative perspective and voice, understanding historical fiction, synthesising information from multiple viewpoints, exploring theme and symbolism, identifying author’s purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1577\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003eSocial Sciences – Aotearoa New Zealand Histories:\u003c\/strong\u003e crime and justice in colonial New Zealand, continuity and change, identity and reputation, media influence, historical context, community response\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1657\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1593\"\u003eText type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Historical fiction, narrative recount, biographical narrative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1892\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003eKey words include:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aotearoa New Zealand histories, crime, highwaymen, history, robberies, Robin Hood, shilling shockers, skylarking, popular culture, identity, justice, consequences, fantasy versus reality, moral choice, Taranaki\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Resource Cupboard NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44640389791942,"sku":"SJL4 June 2024 Skylarking Structured Literacy Pack","price":5.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6530\/1702\/files\/SJL4_June_2024.png?v=1747986117","url":"https:\/\/theresourcecupboard.co.nz\/products\/sjl4-june-2024-skylarking-structured-literacy-pack","provider":"The Resource Cupboard NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}