Naomi Pasifika Culture Research

 

Did you know that my papa is samoa so he told me an interesting fact

Naomi Response to Text: The Sons of Ma'afu

 The Sons of Ma'afu

Answer the questions by highlighting the answers.

1. What is the name of the boys in the story?

a) Matthew and Martian b) Ma’afutoka and Matt

c) Ma’afulele and Ma’afutoka d) Ma’afulele and Mick

2. Where did Ma’afu first send his boys for water?

a) Arataki b) Ātavahea

c) Samoa d) Tonga

3. What was in the waters of Ātavahea?

a) A fierce giant stingray b) A shark

c) A duck d) A fierce giant duck

4.Expalin why the villagers thought that Ma’afulele and Ma’afutoka had no respect:

→because they thought they were throwing spears at their dad, who was the chief of the village.  

5. How were the brothers wanting to cook the duck?

a) Emu b) Hangi

c) Oven d) BBQ

6. Where was the second place that Ma’afulele and Ma’afutoka were sent to?

a) Mangawhai b) Muriwai

c) Muihātafa d) Mount Maunganui

7. What did the boys bring back the second time?

a) Tiger shark b) Triggerfish

c) Trevally d) Trout

8. Explain why the villagers were concerned about the boys returning to the village?

→More scared and not safe because they killed 2 very dangerous animals??.  

Naomi Four Facts - Pacific Navigation

 

I didn't really know what to do on the four facts, so i watched the video and got some facts from it. 

Naomi Monday: Maui and the Sun Writing

 Maui and the Sun

Using describing words, rewrite Maui and the Sun. Make sure you use adjectives to make your writing more interesting!

Topic	Audience	Purpose
Rewriting Maui and the Sun	People who read our blogs	Writing it in our own words and using adjectives to make it more interesting

Bronze: 2 paragraphs

Silver: 3 paragraphs

Gold: 4+ paragraphs

Planning

What happened? What different adjectives might you be able to use here?

In the beginning?
In the middle?
At the end?

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Start your writing here

→ A very long time ago when Aotearoa was young. There were 3 brothers. One of them was very clever, his name was Maui. Maui wanted to catch the sun to tell him to slow down because they didn’t have enough time to do their stuff like catching fishes and More!. 

Maui brothers laughed and said, you can’t catch the sun because he's so powerful, his even so hot you can burn. Maui said, I will use this jaw bone to slow the sun down. 

The very next day, Maui told his brother to collect as much harakeke to make a rope to catch the sun. 

After they finished, they Travelled to the East side because that's where the sun first rises. After a long walk they find a deep pit. They looked down and they saw the sun sleeping. So they hid behind trees and went into caves. The next morning They were waiting outside the deep pit for the sun to rise. A couple of minutes later the sun finally came up and they Caught The sun. The sun was super angry that he started to roar and throw fire everywhere.

The brothers and other people tried to hold the sun as long as they could. Maui took out the jaw bone and said. You need to move slowly because we always never have time to do our stuff!, said Maui. If we release you, you will move slowly and give us more daylight said Maui. 

The sun knew he was defeated, so he said yes and Maui, The brothers and others released him. 

The sun finally started to move slowly. Maui and his brothers, plus others were happy because they could now do more stuff!. 

Naomi Māori Culture Research

 

Maori.

Naomi Mon: Response to Text

 Māui and the Sun

Instructions: 

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

Write an answer if required

Questions:

1. What was the reason Māui’s brothers gave about the sunlight?

Answer: to slow down so they can finish their work.

2. When Māui said he could tame the sun what did his brothers do at his announcement?

      a) They applauded him b) They patted him on the back 

      c) They gave him a cake d) They laughed at him 

3.What did Māui instruct his brothers whanau to collect?

1. Kina b) Hay

      c)  Harakeke d) Ropes

 

4. Describe what Māui did with the harakeke:

Answer:  to make ropes.

5. Where did Māui and his brothers hide waiting for the sun to awaken?

1. In caves and behind trees b) Under trees

      c)  In the lake d) In caves

6. What is the Māori name for the sun?

Answer: I don’t know

7. What did Māui use to attack the sun?

1. His hook b) His magical jaw bone

      c) His brothers d) Harakeke

8) Describe the argument between Tamanuiterā and Māui:

Answer: I don’t know

9) How did Māui’s brothers smile?

       a) with pride b) with jealousy 

       c) with love d) with kindness

10) Describe what happened with the sun after that day:

Answer: The sun started to move slowly

Naomi Four Facts - Maori Culture

 

Maori culture is special to New Zealand.