🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To position adverbs correctly in sentences

Success Criteria:

• I can identify where adverbs can be placed in sentences

• I can move adverbs to beginning, middle, and end positions

• I can explain how adverb position affects meaning

📚 DO NOW - Adverb Positioning (Whole Class)

"The students visit the marae (meeting grounds)."

🔄 NEXT - Sentence Reconstruction (Small Groups)

Sentence: "The kaiako (teacher) explained the lesson." Adverb: clearly

Beginning: ________________________________

Middle: ________________________________

End: ________________________________

Sentence: "The students performed the haka (traditional dance)." Adverb: proudly

Explain your choice:

🚀 THEN - Creative Application (Individual Work)

Level 1 (Foundation): Move the adverb to a different position and explain if the meaning changes.

"Unfortunately, the tangi (funeral) was cancelled."

Level 2 (Developing): Write one sentence using the same adverb in two different positions. Explain how the emphasis changes.

Adverb: surprisingly

Level 3 (Extending): Create a paragraph about a school trip to a mauri (life force) garden. Use at least four adverbs in different positions and highlight how position affects the flow and meaning.