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Tuesday 28 October 2014

Ilalio _Tree of Life_WekaT4W2

Tree of Life by Feana Tu’akoi
School Journal Part 3, Number 3, 2002


WALT: Make inferences and search for hidden meanings
SC:      Think critically about the hidden meaning of the text.


HOME ACTIVITY: Talk to whanau about their experiences eating coconut, fresh, tinned, dried etc. How do they like to eat it best, be ready to share this with the group next time.


  1. List the parts of the tree that are useful and how.


milk
drinking, cooking
Coconut Leaves  
Shelter, Mats, Basket, Fans, Ropes,
Shells
Cups, Oil,
Coconut
Drink, Food,
Roots
fish traps,
Wood
Fire wood,  Raft,




  1. This story refers to the coconut tree as ‘the tree of life’.  Explain in as much detail as possible,  why it is the tree of life in your own words.
    1. It is called tree of life because it provides food, drink, shelter, and fans for people that will help them survive.


  1. Explain the connection between the Tuna and the Coconut?
    1. The connection between the tuna and the coconut because the tuna’s head provided the coconut tree food, drink, and Shelter and made the coconut tree grew faster.


WORD
MEANING
Hollow (p.16)
not solid; empty
Monsieur (p.14)
the conventional French title of respect and term of address for aman, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
Voila (p.14)
there it is; there you are.
Rhythm (p.15)
A particular pattern formed by musical rhythm.







5. This is a popular legend also, have you heard it before?Where? and how is this version different? If not, can you find another version of this legend and record any differences. No I haven’t heard about the legend but I read the story and it is very appealing now that I know a coconut is a tuna’s head.

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