Writing - Maui's fishing trip

 A fishing experience

 

Instructions: 

One of the greatest stories of Māori literature recounts the fishing up of the North Island. It begins with Māui and his brothers setting off on a fishing expedition.

Challenge: You and your whanau are part of the fishing expedition who found the discovery of NZ.  Watch the video and write a recount of what happened. 

Gold: 4-5 paragraphs (daily entries)

Silver: 3-4 paragraphs (daily entries)

Bronze: 2-3 paragraphs (daily entries) 

Planning:

Title:	Mawi found a big fish
Orientation: Who? When? Where? What?  Why?	Mawi during the day at sea to cach a big fish
Sequence of Events: Beginning Middle End	Pulling up a island  Finding a big fish Tring to pull it up  Pulls up big island
Conclusion	Very interesting
Vocabulary:	Māori   * fishing   *North Island. *brothers *fishing expedition.  Emerged  *row out   *deepest part  *of the ocean cast a fish hook  *grandmother’s jawbone  sank below   *hauled up his catch above the water.  The land, the North Island,  known as Te Ika-a-Māui (the fish of Māui).

Tuesday 13th October

Dear Diary, today i went fishing and found a big fish so i tried to pull it up and i got a island i named it New Zealand thats all i did today