the way people live according to their beliefs, language, history or shared values

the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand

an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean

Learning about the context of 'Whale Rider'

English

In this unit, pupils learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures. In 'The Viewer', pupils will learn to think of speech sentences that develop character from a picture book.

In 'The Happy Prince', pupils learnt to develop their ability to develop character with vocabulary and speech. In this unit, pupils will learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures.

'Whale Rider': narrative writing

True or false? New Zealand is made up of two main islands: the North Island and the South Island.

New Zealand has a diverse cultural heritage with influences from Maori, Pacific Island and which other cultures? 

Which of the following forms of artistic expression are Maori people renowned for?

In the story of 'Whale Rider', who rode on the back of the whale?

Fill in the blanks with the following. 'A __________ becomes stranded on a beach near the village.'

when she learns the skills and knowedge of a male leader

when she completes her first piece of art

When does Paikea's grandfather, Koro, finally recognise her as the next leader and his successor?

factual information arranged in a logical order

spoken or written connected events like a story

text that presents arguments and evidence

sequence of images that depict a series of actions without words

Which of the following best describes the term 'narrative'?

Which of these devices involves giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals in a narrative?

Which sentence uses the past tense correctly?

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession?

She walked down the street, enjoying the sunny day.

You walk into the room and you see a mysterious box on the table.

I found an old diary in the attic and I decided to read it.

They travelled across the country in a small van.

Which of the following is an example of a sentence you would find in a first person narrative?

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe for contraction?

Starter Quiz