Reading Assignment Week 9 Term 3 by https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38 en-us 2018-09-18 00:00:59 UTC 2024-07-04 05:43:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png Question 1 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282643009
  • After reading through the first couple of pages - can you identify:
    • The characters:  Raff, Talking Cat.
    The setting (place and time):  On Mangere Mountain and at 2:00am.
    The problem:  If Raff touches the egg the world will end and if he doesn't touch it the world will also end.
    ]]>     2018-09-18 00:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282643009     Question 2 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282644823 Find Māngere Mountain on the map and add this to your padlet. ]]> 2018-09-18 00:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282644823 Question 3 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282646685 Why do you think Raff was allowed to go out at night when he stayed at his mother’s?  I think Raff was allowed to because his mum lived in the country and not in the city.]]> 2018-09-18 00:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282646685 Question 4 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282647242 Have you read, or written, stories in which terrible things happen to a character, then he wakes up to find he was only dreaming?  I haven't read any books like this.  Add a picture of the book if you can.]]> 2018-09-18 00:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282647242 Question 5 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282647857 What are the “weird shocks” he experiences? The weird shocks he experienced were that he thought he was dreaming and was confused about the cat talking.  How do they contribute to his change of mind about what’s real?  They contribute to what he thinks because he has to choose between if it's real or not.]]> 2018-09-18 00:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/282647857 Question 6 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/283674282 How does this change Raff’s relationship with the cat?  This changes because when he's talking to the cat he won't be 100 percent if its real or a dream.]]> 2018-09-19 23:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/283674282 Book tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284169649 2018-09-20 23:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284169649 Question 7 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284170831 Vocabulary - Find the meaning of emissary and ambassador. What is the difference between an emissary and an ambassador?  An emissary is a random person sent on a mission and an ambassador is different because an ambassador is sent by a country to a foreign country.

    Emissary: A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
    Ambassador: An accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country.]]>     2018-09-20 23:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284170831     Question 8 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284177212 What is the connection between the Pandora and the dormant volcano?  The connection between the two things is that egg was formed on the volcano so that when someone touches the egg walkways will be formed on the volcano.]]> 2018-09-21 00:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284177212 Question 9 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284177952 How does this relate to things you already know about hatching and growing? It relates because normal bird eggs hatch and this one hatches as well but it is just bigger and a lot more powerful.  Now connect this to what you know about geothermal energy and share your ideas. Perhaps you might need to do some of your own research about geothermal energy. ]]> 2018-09-21 00:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284177952 Question 10 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284181851 Why do you think the writer uses these connections? So we can understand the text better.  What is the effect of using them? The effect is so we know what the author is saying.  Do they help you gain a clearer understanding of the power of the Pandora? Yes.  How can you relate this to other fantasy stories you’ve read?]]> 2018-09-21 00:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284181851 Question 11 tkuiti https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284821228 In outlining the risks of entering new universes, the cat uses some interesting words. Why does he use the word “subtler”? What do you understand by “cultural destabilisation”? ]]> 2018-09-24 00:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tkuiti/ka3xkqxgaq38/wish/284821228