https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4 Building knowledge and creating interpretations of Witi Ihimaera's "His First Ball" and Katherine Mansfield's "Her first Ball" en-us 2019-02-08 00:41:18 UTC 2020-01-29 07:48:43 UTC hello@padlet.com mmac https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/329651870 2019-02-10 20:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/329651870 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/329652970 Overwhelming to begin with

]]> 2019-02-10 20:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/329652970 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/329654051 Both portray a divide in communities between upper and lower classes]]> 2019-02-10 20:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/329654051 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330155939 They both feel uncomfortable as they are both in a foreign environment. Neither of them is well versed in how these events work and the behaviours and etiquette involved as they have not attended them before. ]]> 2019-02-12 01:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330155939 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330628893 Both stories highlight the shallowness and ignorance of the privileged high class. With them treating Tuta like an animal in a zoo and repeatedly mispronouncing his name. Also seen with fat man telling Leila "you can't hope to last anything like as long as that." When she tells him that she thinks it's "marvellous" that he's still going to balls. Implying that woman are only useful while they're young and pretty. Just as Tuta is not truely valued by the people who invited him; being treated as more of a token than anything.]]> 2019-02-13 01:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330628893 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330629521 Both characters' mood and actions changed upon knowing some information that happens or is happening at a ball. For instance, in Her FIrst Ball, the fat man explained to Leila what would have transpired if the party was set long ago. After listening, she suddenly felt sad and was no longer enjoying the party. Similarly, in His First Ball, Tuta became aware of everyone critisizing his every move; he then felt more embarassed and tried to isolate himself from the crowd.

]]> 2019-02-13 01:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330629521 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330632657 In both pieces of text, the characters decide to put aside their ball inexperience and angst and have a good time in the end. They do this rather than making their night a misery the whole time

]]> 2019-02-13 01:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330632657 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330632722 In the beginning of the story, Leila portrays her experience at the ball as a fantasy which is exaggerated throughout the whole text as she describes her surroundings as some sort of magical place. However, towards the end the Fat Man breaks Leila's naivety by telling her that this fantasy cannot last forever. Leila was disheartened upon this realization and overthinks the situation that ruins her mood. But as the story ends and a "ravishing tune began", Leila became aware that although this moment would not last forever; she could still enjoy it to the fullest. ]]> 2019-02-13 01:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330632722 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330632985 At the second half of the story, both Leila and Tuta isolated thmselves from the rest of the party. Though, moments after that, they finally accepted the mishaps and enjoyed the rest of the party. Leila had done that by dancing out of obligation, which later turned to dancing out of enjoyment. On the other hand, Tuta was conversed by a woman whom the people mocked before him; he was able to relate to her that he was having a good time shortly after the embarassment.]]> 2019-02-13 01:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330632985 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330633337 2019-02-13 01:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330633337 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330633344 The story’s explain what the different genders experience when they go to a ball. Tuta was reluctant and didn’t want to go to the ball to begin with and Leila was excited and looking forward to the ball. This is backed by the fact that the author writes about a character that is he same gender as themselves so the authors could be using past experience for inspiration. 

]]> 2019-02-13 01:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330633344 hoob5095 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330635520 Leila's ball ends in her not wanting to be there and just dancing to be polite whereas Tuta's ball ends with him finding a reason a stick around, which was finding a girl like him, out of the spotlight and the odd one out in the ball

]]> 2019-02-13 01:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330635520 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330635522 They both learned things ]]> 2019-02-13 01:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330635522 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330635591 2019-02-13 01:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330635591 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330635707 In the beginning, both parties were reluctant to attend as they weren't familiar with the "posh" environment but in the end, found themselves dancing and enjoying themselves more than they orginally thought.]]> 2019-02-13 01:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330635707 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330636009 At both balls, if a woman is asked to dance they cannot say no because they have to be polite ]]> 2019-02-13 01:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330636009 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330636637 There's an underlying feeling of "coming of age" a kind of step into adulthood ]]> 2019-02-13 01:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330636637 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330638110 There were moments in Tatus story where it showed that he was the odd one out because he was the only maori whereas Leila didn't experience that even though they've both never attended the
 ball before ]]> 2019-02-13 01:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330638110 https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330638746 The feelings and experiences of the characters in the story illustrate how societies of different kinds, the low-class and the high class as well as the "innocents" and the "experienced", respond to formal events. The same actions can be applied to other aspects of the lives of the society in each generation.]]> 2019-02-13 01:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/9084gl2dsgm4/wish/330638746