Resource Info: Interview about the Kyoto Protocol (Level 5

Interview about the Kyoto Protocol

Intended Learning Outcomes

The students will be able to:

prepare questions to put to a politician or the CEO concerning the Kyoto protocol and the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse (GHG) emissions
prepare responses from a politician or the CEO concerning the Kyoto protocol and the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse (GHG) emissions.

Teaching Rationales

Students will be able to prepare a transcript for a television interview about the Kyoto Protocol and how New Zealand might reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) with greater use of solar energy. The questions will be supported by the statistics from the PV data. The students will conduct the interview with the New Zealand Prime Minister, the Minister for Climate Change, or the CE of Genesis Energy. The students will question them on the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Learning Areas, Strands, Achievement Objectives

5 - 6	Science	Nature of Science Participating and contributing Students will develop an understanding of actions New Zealand may take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by gathering relevant information and drawing conclusions from the information..
5	Social Sciences	Social Sciences Students will gain knowledge to understand how people's management of resources impacts on environmental sustainability when they carry out research to prepare for writing interview scripts about the Kyoto protocol and the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
6	English	Listening, Reading, and Viewing Processes and strategies Students will integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express ideas about the Kyoto protocol and actions New Zealand may take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Purpose and audiences Students will recognise points of view within some texts, and identify how and when these texts are used to position the reader when they read information about the Kyoto protocol and actions New Zealand can take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Language features Students will show a developed understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts when they read information about the Kyoto protocol and actions New Zealand can take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking, Writing, and Presenting Students will show a developed understanding of how to shape text for different audiences and purposes when they write interview scripts about the Kyoto protocol and the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse emissions. Ideas Students will select, develop, and communicate connected ideas to present an identified viewpoint when they write interview scripts about the Kyoto protocol and the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Language features Students use written language features with control to create meaning and effect and to sustain interes, and use appropriate vocabulary to create precise meaning when they create interview scripts about the Kyoto protocol and the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Structure Students develop interviews that use structures and conventions of interviews effectively.

Activity-specific Achievement Objectives

5 - 6	Science	Nature of Science Participating and contributing Students will develop an understanding of actions New Zealand may take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by gathering relevant information and drawing conclusions from the information..
5	Social Sciences	Social Sciences Students will gain knowledge to understand how people's management of resources impacts on environmental sustainability when they carry out research to prepare for writing interview scripts about the Kyoto protocol and the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
6	English	Listening, Reading, and Viewing Processes and strategies Students will integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express ideas about the Kyoto protocol and actions New Zealand may take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Purpose and audiences Students will recognise points of view within some texts, and identify how and when these texts are used to position the reader when they read information about the Kyoto protocol and actions New Zealand can take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Language features Students will show a developed understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts when they read information about the Kyoto protocol and actions New Zealand can take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking, Writing, and Presenting Students will show a developed understanding of how to shape text for different audiences and purposes when they write interview scripts about the Kyoto protocol and the role the New Zealand Government or electricity generation companies have in reducing greenhouse emissions. Ideas Students will select, develop, and communicate connected ideas on a range of topics. Language features Students select and use a range of language features appropriately for a variety of effects. Structure Students orgaise texts, using a range of appropriate, effective structures.