Being Kiwi

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Reading: Week 9 Term 2

This Week’s Text: Discovering Matariki

WALT: Self monitor when reading texts to make sure we understand what we are reading.

LEARN:

Prior Knowledge Task: Word Study

What I think it means

What I know it means

I can use it in a sentence

Pleiades

i think it means like growing crops.

it means like  the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology.

i know that the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology.

Ranginui

I think its a legand

it means like According to Māori myth, Ranginui played a pivotal role in the birth of the sun, moon, planets, stars and constellations – collectively called Te Whānau Mārama (the family of light). 

i know that According to Māori myth, Ranginui played a pivotal role in the birth of the sun, moon, planets, stars and constellations – collectively called Te Whānau Mārama (the family of light). 

cluster

I think it means a group of peolepe.

it menas like a group of peoeple that look up in to the sky.

it menas like a group of peoeple that look up in to the sky.

productive

i think it means like growing plants.

it means like producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities

and i know that producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities

navigate

Comprehension: Did I understand? 

When does Matariki rise every year?Early june and late may

The myth about Ranginui and Papatūānuku is just “one of many Matariki myths” (P. 3). Do some research and write a summary of another myth that tells the story of Matariki. The heavens

Matariki is the Māori name for the small cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, in the Taurus constellation. In New Zealand it comes into view low on the north-eastern horizon, appearing in the tail of the Milky Way in the last days of May or in early June, just before dawn. This heralds the Māori New Year.

Historically, why was Matariki such an important time for Māori? it was inportant

because they make kites and go fishing

How is Matariki remembered now in the 21st Century?it was remeberd because of the

seven sisters.

How did observing the stars help Māori with planting crops? because over night it gets warm then the plants grow long.

Why is Matariki so important to New Zealanders?Because its a goood day for growing

Do some research and fill in the gaps with the correct information:

Matariki is associated with the star system Pleiades; the Pleiades are about ____ light years away and were formed approximately ____ million years ago. There are a total of ____ stars in the cluster, but is dominated by young hot ____ stars, up to 14 of which can be seen with the naked eye. Matariki is the heliacal rising of the '_____ Sisters', a star cluster seen in late ____, early June.

Extra for early finishers:

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Can you find the different names for Matariki in these different Pacific languages? You will need to do some research to find these.

Cook Islands: ____________

Gambier Islands: ___________

Samoan: __________

Hawaiian: ___________

Tongan: ___________

Marquesan: ____________

Research the constellation of Matariki and find out how old the stars are and where they are in their star life cycle.

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My Super ultra cool facts about Stars!!!

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My Super ultra cool facts about Stars!!!

My Information Report Success Criteria:	Self	Peer
My heading/title:
is an interesting title (I might have phrased the title as a question.)	yes
My opening paragraph/introduction:
says what my report is about in a clear way	yes
gives a general “classification” – and maybe a technical classification	yes
outlines the main features of the subject	yes
My main paragraphs/body paragraphs:
have clear topic sentences  (topic and main point)	yes
are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject
give detailed information (factual descriptions)
include specific, technical vocabulary
are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)
may have helpful: tables, pictures and/or diagrams to add information
My end paragraph/conclusion:
draws the report together/sums up my main points
may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found

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                                   Super ultra cool facts about Stars!!!

Begin Writing Here:

[Heading/Title of Information Report]

[Introduction]

Have you ever wonder about stars then this is the writing

you need to see. Stars are little lights that shine in the sky they are helpful for a picnic

or a date with someone you love.There are heaps of stars and they all are different

to all the ones we see in nz AA and SA.

[Paragraph 1 - change this to your second subheading]

Types of stars

There are lots and lots types of stars like a dwarf and a dwarf is the most common star

that heaps and heaps of people know like the sun.The sun is a dwarf star and planets orbit

around the sun but that's not the only thing that surprises me what surprises me is that

the sun which is a star is the closest one to earth and that it's the most hottest star and it

is 92.96 degrees.

[Paragraph 2 - change this to your second subheading]

stars and galaxy

Galaxy contains heaps of stars because if there was no stars then there would be know

galaxy in space and  galaxies hold all the future of what's going to happen in 500 years

because how knows is it the stars that make galaxy that holds the future or is it the

galaxy itself that holds the future?.I hope this writing inspired you to write your own.

[Conclusion]
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My Writing