The Tooth
Author: Des Hunt
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About The Author...
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Author’s name
Where the author lives
Other titles by the author
A photo of the author
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Character Study
Name:
Physical Appearance:
Personality:
I chose this character because
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Describe their appearance (or how you imagine them).
Describe their personality.
Why does this character interest you?
The Setting
The story is set in a real place - Napier (on the east coast of New Zealand).
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Include the Maori name for Napier and find out what tribe(s) once lived there
Include a map to show where Napier is in NZ
Napier...
Other Des Hunt books
I would like to read or listen to
I think I would also like to read...
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The Tooth
Des Hunt
What I think about it
What I am wondering...
What I am wondering.
What I think about it
What I am wondering...
What I am wondering...
What I think about it
What I think about it
Good readers are curious readers. After listening to 7 or 8 chapters what are you thinking about and wondering? These questions help you make connections to the story.
Complete the Wonder chart
In the bubbles write some of the things you wonder about the story
In the boxes write what each wondering makes you think about
Personal Response: The Tooth (Des Hunt)
SOMETHING I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT | | SOMETHING I WOULD CHANGE | | ||
SOMETHING I LIKED | | IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT | | ||
SOMETHING I DIDN’T LIKE | | SOMETHING I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND | | ||
Complete the Personal Response
Write your ideas in the box beside each heading
Excerpt from ‘The Tooth’ by Des Hunt
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Record yourself reading an excerpt from the book of screencastify (remember to use expression).