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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Wind Chime

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Define these words

  • Chinking- making noise

  • Upriver- it means going toward to the source of the river

  • Ponga- ponga is a type of tree.

  • Sentry- something like a guard

  • Pouwhenua- the statue that was carved

  • Fatigues and masks - a jumpsuit but a uniform

  • Staffs - its a type of stick

  • Bivouacs - a tnt made of sticks

  • Solar lights- it a light powered by the sun

  • Glow worms - it is a worm that glows

  • “Home in on us”- Home in on us means focusing on something.

  • Searing blow.- a painful hit

  • Remote- remote is isolated from something far away.




  • What was mum's old job? Mum's old job was a teacher.


  • Why is the camp called ‘camp radicals’? The camp is called camp radical because the people that are out there are living in the woods.

 

  • What is the tikanga about carving pou? Learn all about the tools so you can use It.


  • On page 42, why did Tre smile to himself?  He saw his dad's carvings.  


  • What was the purpose of the pouwhenua? One is a camera and one is a marking point.


  • How could you describe where Tre put his bag down?  Big marae style

 

  • What were the people in the village doing BEFORE Tre and Muse’ arrival? And now? Some kids are reading. Kids are making cups and cooking/ carving.


  • Who carved the pou?  Dad.


  • Why did Tre only murmur “nice one” to Phyn? (Rather than hugging him/celebrating/etc). 


  • Why was Muse leaving in the middle of the night? Because they were in trouble because muse had a tracker .


  • What was on Muse’s arm? A tracker.


  • Who is Phyn in relation to the other characters? Tre’s brother.


  • Why did Phyn hit Tre and with what? Because he knew they were gonna get caught and so he hit them with a stick.


  • Who will now follow in dad's footsteps? Phyn and hopefully tre.


  • Was it the Phyn was silent written in italics like that? Because he was angry


  • What was their plan after leaving the camp?

Wait until the tacker dies.


  • If you were Tre, what would you do in this situation?

Go wih muse to put a stop in the tracker




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