Battle of the mountains.

The Battle of the Mountains

L.I. - Retell the story of the Battle of the Mountains

Relate the Maori legend to our factual research about landforms

Understand the part our landform has in the school production

Re-read the story in pairs and complete the activities below:

CLOSE ACTIVITY: The restless mountains hovered nearby, each preparing to claim Pihanga as his bride.  But Tongariro stood in their way.  Tongariro, the tuakana, the eldest, watched, his eyes steady as each of the rival  mountains stepped up and issued their challenge.  Then with the formalities over, the way began!

VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Find definitions for these words from the story.  Use them in a sentence. fragrant: A pleasant or sweet smell. tension: A pulling force exerted by a string, cable, chain, or similar solid object. careered: Move swiftly and in uncontrolled. retaliating: Make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack. diverted: To turn aside from a course or direction. agile: Able to move quickly and easy.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS Remember - List all of the landforms mentioned in this story. Understand - What would be a better title for the story?  It needs to attract the audience and tell what the story is about. Apply - On a map of the North Island label all of the landforms from your list. Analyse -  Look up the definition of a legend.  In what ways does this story fit or not fit the definition. Evaluate - What do you think the two youngest mountains Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe thought about the events in the story?

CREATE ACTIVITY Choose 5 main events and draw pictures of them, either on paper or using tux paint.  Insert these into comic life to make a comic strip of the story.  Don’t forget to add captions, speech bubbles and onomatopoeia to your comic.