4+Whale+Rider

Here you will find the various documents, guidelines, expectations, and notes that you will need to help you navigate through this next unit; //The Whale Rider//. You are more than welcome to print, or copy anything from this site if need be. (I gently remind all of you to be sure that your focus here is strictly academic whenever writing emails or using the discussion tabs).

Please answer these few questions to the best of your understanding, applying the concepts of the book and film "Whale Rider":
1. What have you lost from your own culture? 2. How could you gain it back, and keep it alive? What would it take? 3. Who are you? Do you know? Who are you in relation to others around you?

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Here are a couple of student examples for writing your creative essay:

Here is a copy of chapter 19 just in case you need it:



Here is the rubric for your creative essay:



Here you will find the rubric for how you will be marked on your persuasive essay:

Here you will find the text for the Legend of the Whale, and the questions for analysis.

Here is a detailed list of the main characters for clarification.

Use this document for your reference regarding the setting of this novel.

As a resource use this document to learn more about the style of writing for the //Whale Rider.//

As a resource use this document to remind you of the various themes that the //Whale Rider// contains.

Here is a list of the Maori Words that you can use in your essays.

Here is a print out of Chapter 19 for you to review, in order to grasp the style of writing for your own creation.