Just like everyone else.

Knowledge: What are the three main Maori words that are used in the story and what do these mean? (Write in your own words.

The three words are marae, hangi, and  powhiri.

 MARAE The marae (meeting grounds) is the focal point of Māori communities throughout New Zealand. A marae is a fenced-in complex of carved buildings and grounds that belongs to a particular iwi (tribe), hapū (sub tribe) or whānau (family).

HANGI A pit in which food is cooked on heated stones.

POWHIRI The pōwhiri (or pōhiri) is the welcoming ceremony on a marae. Marae are not the only places where pōwhiri take place. Pōwhiri can happen anywhere that hosts (tangata whenua) wish to formally welcome a group of visitors (manuhiri).

Comprehension Describe how you think learning and life at school is for Zoe. Summarise your ideas into a paragraph using at least 6 sentences.

I think learning at school for Zoe is a bit hard and a bit easy because when you are first learning sign language it can be a bit hard. When you get used to  it you can speak to Zoe using sign language.

Zoe was born completely deaf. When she goes to her school there is a special lady called an interpreter. Her name is Angela. She helps Zoe with her spelling, reading and writing.

Application What questions would you ask Zoe if you got to interview her? Come up with at least 5 questions.

1. How do you do the alphabet?
2. How do you spell Hayley in sign language?
3. How do you say forest?
4. How did you learn sign language?
5. How do you say happy?

Synthesis- New Ideas Learn a phrase in sign language and teach it to someone else, ask Mrs Boswell to film you signing.

Evaluate- Make judgements Rate this text out of 10 on the linked evaluation form.

7/10

What we want at our new school!!!

Write descriptive, accurate sentences using capitals and full stops.

We explored the margaret mahy playground so we could find out, about the equipment we might want at our new school.

The one piece of equipment that I think was the best was the flying fox because, everyone  is sharing and taking turns. The flying fox was orange and yellow. I think it would be safe as long as we can have mats, under them.

My second  favorite thing was the gigantic slide because 6 people can go on it at a time. We can put little walls on the edges and put a rail on each  side of the gigantic slide.

My last favorite thing was the spinning egg because when you sit in it you fell like the world is tipping.

I love the flying fox, the gigantic slide and spinning egg.

By Hayley H-B

Tigers on the prowl

Tigers on the prowl!!!

Knowledge: List 5 facts you learnt from the text.

1. I did not know that tigers can swim faster than the world's fastest swimmer.
2. They can leap as far as 10 metres.
3. That they are endangered.
4. That there stripes are just like human fingerprints.
5. There strips can not be the same pattern.

Comprehension Why are tigers disappearing?

Tigers are disappearing because people are poaching them. They are endangered because people are killing for their skin. There are only 6 thousand tigers left in the world.

Application Choose four specialist words from the text and find their definition.

Prowl Of a person or animal move about restlessly and stealthily especially in search of prey.

Camouflage Hide or disguise the presence of a person, animal, or object by means of camouflage.

Animal Relating to or characteristic of animals.

Extinct (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.

Analysis What are some ways that we can save the Tigers, or how could we protect them?

We could put a big electric fence around the forest.

We could put some in a zoo.

Synthesis- New Ideas Create a poster/ infographic about Tigers to put up in the classroom. Include information you have learnt from the text.

I made a poster on paper.

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