Kia ora Whānau
It's Week 16 of Term 2 and time to publish our 'response to text' based on the short story A Game of Cards written by Witi Ihimaera. As discussed last week, we have two computer lab sessions booked for Mon 26 and Tue 27 May. Work quickly to type and proof read your essay and remember that the due date is Friday 27 May.
It's Week 16 of Term 2 and time to publish our 'response to text' based on the short story A Game of Cards written by Witi Ihimaera. As discussed last week, we have two computer lab sessions booked for Mon 26 and Tue 27 May. Work quickly to type and proof read your essay and remember that the due date is Friday 27 May.
Assessment 2: Term 2 - Personal Response - Short Story
The Seahorse and the Reef
by Witi Ihimaera
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Assessment - Personal Response
By Wed 28 May, we should be ready to get underway with the short story The Seahorse and the Reef written by Witi Ihimaera. Please familiarize yourself with the instructions received from Ms Hay Tuesday 27 May and ensure that you re-read/keep familiarizing yourself with the short story in your own time (see above file).
Writing your Personal Response
AVOID RETELLING THE STORY
· Choose at least one from each section to write your response.
· Each starter sentence is like the beginning of a paragraph.
Aim to write about 25 words on each starter statement THEN give an example from the text to support what you have said.
CHARACTER
· The character of ________________ is important in this text because_____________.
· Most of the main events revolve around ________________ because______________.
· One characteristic I liked/disliked about this character was ____________ because_____.
· An embarrassing relationship in the text was the one between _____ and _____________. I felt ___________towards this character when ________________ because_____________.
· A challenge a character faced in the text was __________. He/she handled it by _____________.
· The character ____________ was believable because ________________.
IDEA/THEME
· I felt strongly about the idea that _____________.
· One idea in this text was _______________. I thought it was interesting because ___________.
· An idea in the text that made me think was ____________.
· The theme of ___________ was shown in the text when _____________.
· One important lesson I learned was _________________.
· The issue of ____________ was an important one in the text because _______________.
· The text had a strong message about _________________.
· The text challenged my beliefs about __________________.
STRUCTURE
· The beginning of this text made me want to keep reading because ________________.
· The ending was surprising because _________________.
· The story built to a climax when _____________________.
· The most important event in the story was ___________________. I thought it was important because ___________.
· I like the way the author told the story because _______________.
· The most exciting part was when __________. I found it exciting because _____________.
· I felt strongly about _____________ because _____________.
· The link between the beginning and the ending of the text is important because _________.
· I would improve this text (three ways) by ______________.
TITLE
· I think this text was called ______________ because _____________.
· The title is significant because ______________.
· The title means ___________. This is important because __________.
· Choose at least one from each section to write your response.
· Each starter sentence is like the beginning of a paragraph.
Aim to write about 25 words on each starter statement THEN give an example from the text to support what you have said.
CHARACTER
· The character of ________________ is important in this text because_____________.
· Most of the main events revolve around ________________ because______________.
· One characteristic I liked/disliked about this character was ____________ because_____.
· An embarrassing relationship in the text was the one between _____ and _____________. I felt ___________towards this character when ________________ because_____________.
· A challenge a character faced in the text was __________. He/she handled it by _____________.
· The character ____________ was believable because ________________.
IDEA/THEME
· I felt strongly about the idea that _____________.
· One idea in this text was _______________. I thought it was interesting because ___________.
· An idea in the text that made me think was ____________.
· The theme of ___________ was shown in the text when _____________.
· One important lesson I learned was _________________.
· The issue of ____________ was an important one in the text because _______________.
· The text had a strong message about _________________.
· The text challenged my beliefs about __________________.
STRUCTURE
· The beginning of this text made me want to keep reading because ________________.
· The ending was surprising because _________________.
· The story built to a climax when _____________________.
· The most important event in the story was ___________________. I thought it was important because ___________.
· I like the way the author told the story because _______________.
· The most exciting part was when __________. I found it exciting because _____________.
· I felt strongly about _____________ because _____________.
· The link between the beginning and the ending of the text is important because _________.
· I would improve this text (three ways) by ______________.
TITLE
· I think this text was called ______________ because _____________.
· The title is significant because ______________.
· The title means ___________. This is important because __________.