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Reading Planning

Term 2

Lesson Name: Fishing (Week 1)

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Whole class

Introduce topic

• How does Maori fishing tools/ technology fit into our team unit?
• Video: Instruct to watch in own time
• As you watch consider if this a traditional method or a modern

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Tangaroa

• Read legends
• Discuss each one

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Fishing tools

• “An array of Polynesian fishing equipment was adapted for conditions in New Zealand” -- What does this mean? Discuss
• Why would it need to be adapted?
• Conditions, Types of fish, types of materials

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• Lines hooks and spares: What are these things do we think?
• What kind of materials did they use? Discuss why

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Lesson Name: Waka (Week 4)

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Whole class

• Discuss topic
• Watch vid
• Explain tasks and reading

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Waka Tapu (read with group)

• Did this happen in the past or the present time? How do you know?
• Why are they doing this, why not just take plane?
• Navigation - Discuss
• Why would it be difficult when the weather was bad?
• Why drop the sails?
• Discuss how similar it would have been? What would the differences have been?

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Polynesians (read with group)

• Discuss leaving Hawaiiki
• What happened to those who didn’t leave?
• Setting out
• What did they need to prepare

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Lesson Name: Lures (Week 2/3)

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Whole class

• Discuss topic
• Watch vid
• Explain tasks and reading

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Waka Tapu (read with group)

• Did this happen in the past or the present time? How do you know?
• Why are they doing this, why not just take plane?
• Navigation - Discuss
• Why would it be difficult when the weather was bad?
• Why drop the sails?
• Discuss how similar it would have been? What would the differences have been?

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Polynesians (read with group)

• Discuss leaving Hawaiiki
• What happened to those who didn’t leave?
• Setting out
• What did they need to prepare

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Lesson Name: (Week 4)

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Whole class

• Discuss topic
• Explain tasks and reading
• Explain how to use Discussion Doc

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100% Pure NZ (read with group)

Section 1

• How does this text relate to last weeks?

Section 2

• What does the term “hardwood” mean do you think?
• What about narrow girth?
• How would this be limiting?
• How come New Zealand tree made waka wouldn't need the outrigger?
• What’s different about the trees

Section 3

• How much room would they have (Half metre) Look at the picture, discuss/ realise they would be side by side therefore 1metre each
• Discuss Legend

Section 4

• Discuss Kayaking

Lesson Name: (Week 4)

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What is kayaking

• What connections can you make from last week's text?
• What kind of kayaks have you tried before?
• What does versatile mean?
• How is Kayaking versatile?
• How long does it take to learn to kayak?
• I disagree with the second sentence.
• Can you guess which part, and why?
• Why does flat water kayaking have an easier “learning curve”?

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Kiwi Families

• Why is there lots of opportunities for kayaking in NZ.
• Why would parents want to start their children young?
• How old were you when you started kayaking?
• What do you think each piece of the gear is used for?

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Lesson Name: (Week 5)

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Kayaking Story

What connections can you make from last week's text?

How does this connect to the overall topic this term?

What are oil rigs?

What makes these conditions ideal for kayaking?

What is Man o’War?

Why wouldn’t he want to swim?

Does he have more than one reel?

What does he mean by “a fight”?

Define: daunting

Why has the author used words like daunting and gigantic?

Why do you believe his mind was going 100 miles and hour?

Does the author get excited by fishing?

What does the author mean by a “monster”?

Google image Porpoises

What does he mean the bite slowed?

Why did he think the wave was a kick?

Discuss what the author means here “running out of line”

Why might he be killed?

Does the author seem scared of the shark?

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Does the author seem scared of the sharks now?

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How do you think he felt after getting back in the boat finally?

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Why did the lady call the rescue services?

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What should he have checked before going out in the ocean?

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Discuss what the method was again.

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Why was he lucky his anchor broke off?

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Lesson Name: (Week 6)