Whakaari
SJ 2006 P 2 N 2
WALT - collect information from the text
Response activities
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Spelling words for each day
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Response activity 1. Background information.
What is the name of the island?White island
What type of island is it?Volcano island
Who bought the island and what year?Anna's Family
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What is the name of the little girl in the story?Anne How is she connected to the island?Her grandfather
What is the name of the boat they use to travel to the island?Snark
What safety gear do they wear when they go to the island?They wear hard hats and marks
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Spelling words
Whakatane
Grandfather
Bought
Whakaari
smudgy
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Response activity 2. Learn
What information in this text is the same as the information we learnt at the museum trip?Volcanoes
Why do the people wear face masks?Because they might birth in bad stuff
Why would you need to wear solid shoes?So you don't get burnt.
What would the island smell like?Smoke
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rumbles
roars
pretends
hisses
steams
horizon
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Response activity 3. Critical thinking
Why do people travel to view this island?Because they want to see it like get ready to explode
Why would scientists be interested in researching the island?Because they want to learn how it get hotter and hotter
Is the island an active volcano?Yes
What would you do if the volcano erupted and you were standing on it?I would die on it because it is too late to get off the island
What looks like cauliflower in the text?Fumaroles
Why is it dangerous to swim in the water?Because the magma may be riseing under the water
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Spelling words
crater
anchored
fumes
poisonous
boiling
volcano
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Response activity 4. Share
Draw or take a photo of Whakaari. Write facts about the island on the image.This island is a volcano island that can erupt
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Spelling words
sulphur
collapsed
survived
menacingly
gusts
crystals
cauliflower
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1 comments:
I like the picture you have added to your work of White Island. it does look like a very active place with steam coming out. It would be nice to visit a volcanic island like this and can be dangerous too. Nice work Alfred.
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