Full Reading Activities

WALHT: We are learning to make predictions using visual cues and our prior knowledge on the topic or title and by reading the text.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: I am able to confirm my prediction by reading the text.

Title:  Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa

Author: Ross Calman

1. My Predictions:

I predict that this article is going to be about New Zealand and it’s past features.

I predict this article is about the different types of wars that had happened in New Zealand.

I predict that this article is about New Zealand's history on wars/machinery and everything in the past/history.

2. Key Ideas:

Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa

Timelines

Beginning

History

The Endings

Wars
New Zealand

British Soldiers

Heke Pokai

Nga Puhi

Battle of Ohaeawai

Kupapa

The Northern War

1845 - 1870s (around this time)

3. Vocabulary and meanings:

Kororāreka - Is a place north of New Zealand, british intruders called this place Russell.

Palisades -Is a fence that could be built, and was built by Maoris

4. My question and answers:

When did all the wars end?

• The Northern War - 1846
• The Taranaki War - 1861
• The Waikato War - 1864
• Very End War - 1872

When did all the wars begin?

• The Northern War - 1845
• The Taranaki War - 1860
• The Waikato War - 1863
• Very End War - 1800s - 1840s

5. Summary:

This article is all about the New Zealand Wars, and the history of each one of them. Let’s start off with the Northern War which started around 1845 and ended around 1846. The next war was the Taranaki War which began 1860 and ended in 1861. The Waikato War began 1863 and ended around 1864. There was the very last war which started around 1800s - 1840s, but ended around 1872.

Summary about War In Waihi

This weeks reading, Editors 1, 2 & 3 had been reading about War in Waihi. I had made a summary about what I have read about this story.

Summary

Title: War in Waihi

Author: Mark Derby

This article is about the War in Waihi and the Gold Miners Strike. In 1912 Rock had been dug from the Martha Mine and it and been going on for at least 100 years. Today miners use very very heavy machinery, in 1912 they had to use picks, shovels and dynamite. War started when some Gold miners had an idea about going onto strike. It had appeared so that Gold Miners had been on strike.

Maori words

This week was Maori Language Week. I learnt some new words from the text I read for my reading activity.

Words in Maori	Names in Maori
Paua- A shelled seafish Tapu- Restricted or apart Pipi - A common edible bivalve Rata - Large forest tree with hard red timber. Totara - Large forest trees with prickly olive green leaves. Piwakawaka - A fantail bird	Tumatauenga - Tangaroa - Leader of all sea animals. Atua - A God or demon of his/her group

Reading

In this week I have been doing some reading.. I have a presentation.

There might have some mistakes.