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Friday, September 10, 2021

Pre post Questions - English Work

1. Look up the pre author Witi ehamera. 

where is he from? Gisborne

how much of his work has been adapted into films? Im not sure about this one includes a photo in your post. 

Witi Ihimaera — Verb Wellington

2. What does"Yellow brick road" mean to you?  have you ever heard of this expression before? Nope I have never heard of this expression


3. What do you predict this story is gonna be about based on the title?  I think it's gonna be about the path to his future.


Post-reading questions

1. Why does the narrator (speaker) believe they are moving to Wellington? the narrator believes that they are moving to Wellington because they have brought a lot of their stuff and they wanted money.

2. On page 1, what big difference between Waituhi and Wellington does the narrator mention? the looks of other people are mean like they hate people from another town. the narrator said Wellington is richer than Waituhi 

3. On page 3, we find out that Dad told Uncle Sam they were moving to Wellington because…? dad told ankle we are going to wellington because he wants his kid to have a better future.

4. How does the narrator’s attitude towards moving change once they draw nearer to the city? His attitude was sad and scared.

5. Emerald City, Yellow Brick Road, Flying Monkeys, scarecrow, tinman and cowardly lion, are all allusions (references) to what famous book? Why do you think the author made this comparison? the same thing the end is a mess, sad and lie. both of these stories thought that they can get what they wanted easily but it's just a fake and they regret it.

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