The Tree of Life

SCHOOL JOURNAL PART 3 NUMBER 3, 2002, PAGES 14 - 18

The Tree of Life by Feana Tu’akoi

WALT: answer questions based on the text by looking for keywords in the questions. Success Criteria: 1. I am able to identify and highlight the keywords in the question. 2. I am able to locate the keywords in the text and look for answers to the questions.

ACTIVITY 1 - READING RESPONSE

Read the text and then answer these questions based on the text.

1. Where were Dad and Sione when he felt very thirsty?

They were standing in front of the coconut tree.

2. What was dad talking about when he said "We've got everything we need right here."

Sione was thirsty so dad said “ We’ve got everything we need right here.”

3. Why was Sina very worried?

Sina was worried because people were going to kill her best friend

4. Why did Tuna refuse to go away when Sina asked him to do so?

Tuna and Sina where best friends

5. What are some of the uses of coconut?

You can make bread, drink, food

Activity 2 - Vocabulary

WALT:  1. Use an online dictionary. 2. Look for meanings of words from the text I have read. Success Criteria: 1. I am able to use an online dictionary. 2. I am able to say  the meanings of words

Activity 2

Words	Dictionary Meanings
1.   complained	express dissatisfaction or annoyance about a state of affairs or an event
2.   plantation	an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar
3.   glanced	take a brief or hurried look.
4.   followed	go or come after
5.   suppose	be required to do something
6.   rhythm	a strong, regular, repeated pattern
7.   sharpen	make or become sharp.
8.   machete	Its like a miniature sword
9.   grasped	seize and hold firmly.
10. promise	assure someone that one will definitely do,

Activity 3 - Blog

This is my drawing of a coconut tree