Reading Assignment: Fallen Leaves by Tommy Sheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98 Yes en-us 2018-08-02 01:29:55 UTC 2025-04-10 19:02:59 UTC hello@padlet.com What clues in the text and in the pictures tells us this is a historical story? Q1 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511438995 We can tell this because at the very start it tells us the date March 1845]]> 2021-05-10 23:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511438995 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511445961 2021-05-10 23:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511445961 Where is this story set? Was it always known as this place? Add a picture to your padlet to show where this place is and the history behind it.Q2 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511455563 The story is set in New Zealand. New Zealand was not always called New Zealand it used to be called Zealandia.]]> 2021-05-11 00:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511455563 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511479148 2021-05-11 00:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511479148 This type of text is a narrative (fiction). Who is telling the story? Is it through first person point of view or third person?Q3 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511482536 The story is in a third person perspective and is being told by noone because its third person.]]> 2021-05-11 00:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1511482536 What are the main events? Who are the main characters? Q4 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1515643050 Some of the main characters are Haora, Frere Jean and some of the main events were the British attacking the village.]]> 2021-05-12 00:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1515643050 “a clutch of settlers’ houses” - what does the word ‘clutch’ mean in this sentence? Q5 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1515654534 It means a group of settlers clutched together.]]> 2021-05-12 00:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1515654534 What do you think the expression - ‘The air was heavy with omens’ means? Q6 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1515676715 This could mean that the air is full of evil omen.]]> 2021-05-12 00:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1515676715 Who is Heke Pōkai? Who was he the leader of? You may need to do some research here. Add a picture of him to your padlet. Q7 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1515680946 Hone Heke Pokai was the leader of Ngapuhi.]]> 2021-05-12 00:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1515680946 Where did Haora work? Q8 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1519546488 Haora worked in a tannery.]]> 2021-05-13 00:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1519546488 What were some of the tasks mentioned in the text that Haora completes as part of his job? Q9 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1519557104 one of his jobs were creating journals.]]> 2021-05-13 00:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1519557104 Why did Haora put a dried bay leaf inside the middle of the book? Q10 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1519570783 Haora put a dried bay leaf inside the middle of the book because the smell save the paper from insects.]]> 2021-05-13 00:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1519570783 What were some of the key reasons behind the attack? Q11 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1519579214 The British wanted more land.]]> 2021-05-13 00:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1519579214 On pg 45 a metaphor is used to describe the flagpole. Can you find it? What is the flagpole compared to? Q12 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1522974772 The metaphor was a fallen tree.]]> 2021-05-13 23:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1522974772 What is a tannery? Q13 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1522980785 A tannery is a place where animal hides are tanned.]]> 2021-05-13 23:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1522980785 How can you work out fact from fiction? Look for events in the story to identify examples of people, places, and events that are based on facts. Q14 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1522982559 Some people were Hone Heke, A place was Kororareka.]]> 2021-05-13 23:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1522982559 Why do you think the writer has based his fictional story on actual events? What was his purpose? Q15 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1522990145 The writer maybe wanted to make up his own story but still have some real parts in his story.]]> 2021-05-13 23:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1522990145 Create a glossary: “stockade”, “crest”, “stuccoed”, “mission”, “apprentice”, “musket balls”, “threadbare”, “charred” Q16 tsheary https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1537822392 Stockade, a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, Crest,a comb or tuft of feathers. Stuccoed,coat or decorate with stucco. Misson, an important assignment given to a person or group of people. Apprentice, a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer. Musket Balls, a solid projectile that is shot by a musket. Threadbare, becoming thin and tattered with age, Charred, burnt and blackened.]]> 2021-05-18 23:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tsheary/h09ifmd1xh98/wish/1537822392