Cook Island Language Week.

Cook Islands

Look at this beautiful photo of the cook islands.

This is a map of the Cook islands.

5 Facts about the Cook Islands

1. The Cook islands are named after the explorer Captain Cook.

2. The people who were first originated in the Cook islands were actually from Tahiti.

3. Rarotonga has 6x more people than the biggest island in the Cook Islands.

4. There are more Cook islanders in NZ than the amount in the Cook islands itself.

5. The Cook islands have a $3 note.

Reading - The Cay, E-portfolio Sample - Comprehension, Term 4 2018

Reading -The Cay, E-portfolio Sample - Comprehension

Write an “ITTM” for the following sentences:

After a moment of silence, I heard the sizzle of the water as Timothy doused the torch.

I think that means that after a minute of no talking, Philip could hear a crackling sound from the H2O and at the same time Timothy put out the fire.

For more than a week, I knew he had been labouring over nails to turn them into fish hooks.

I think that means that for over 7 days Philip knew that Timothy was converting metal screws into sharp curved tools used to catch sea creatures.

Roadblocks! There were many roadblocks for us in this book! Choose at least two of the following words to explain and ‘clear the roadblock’ for.

Alabaster -   

Cay - A low bank or reef of coral, rock, or sand.

Jumbi -

Langosta - A sea creature that is like a spiky Crayfish or Lobster.

Malaria - A type of disease that gets into your red blood cells and is normally transmitted by Mosquitos.

Write down at least three things Phillip learnt whilst on the cay (for example, about himself, caring for others and life etc)

1. A lesson Philip learnt was to make the most of what you have because it may not always be there.

2. The second lesson Philip learnt was how to survive in the wild with nothing but clothes.

3. The final lesson Philip learnt was how to adapt without his eyesight, instead he used his sense of touch and hearing.

E-Portfolio sample - Reading Term 2 2018

E-Portfolio sample - Reading Term 2

LEARNING INTENTIONS:

• Use prior knowledge to connect with text
• Check accuracy and the meaning of text whilst reading (ITTM)
• Use prior knowledge and context to confirm author's meaning of words and phrases

When using the “I think that means” strategy, what do you have to do? You have to unpack
the sentence in order and put what you think the meaning is in your own words.

How would you get a “3”? To get a three you have to unpack the sentence in order, put the
I think that means in your own words and you have to convince the person you are telling
the I think that means to.

What is a roadblock? A roadblock is when you have never heard the word, and you
don't know the meaning to it.