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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Worksheet 1: Narratives of discovery
Choose 1 or two questions from this section to answer:
The Aotea Waka Saga, p.1 Critical Reader
1. Why did Turi leave his island homeland of Hawaiki?
2. What role did Kupē play in the voyage?
3. How would you describe Turi’s character?
4. Identify at least two acts of naming of the new land found in the text.
5. Identify at least three cases of intra-tribal conflict described in the story.
Choose 1 or two questions from this section to answer:
Cook’s and Banks’ Journals, pp.8 &14 Critical Reader
1. Can you identify any descriptions of Māori culture or customs in the text still
practiced today?
2. Identify four passages where Cook or Banks describe New Zealand with a
view to settlement or exploitation.
3. Identify five examples of English usage in the following passage which are no
longer common or standard in English today: (refer to Critical Reader for passage)
Project work (you may answer one question from this section, but try to answer both if you have time)
1. With reference to the essay ‘Reading the Aotea Waka Saga’ and any other
relevant sources, answer the following question: where is Hawaiki?
2. Using the internet sources and any other relevant texts, find out what you can
about the sponsorship of the Endeavour voyage and how this affected Cook’s
agenda.
The Aotea Waka Saga, p.1 Critical Reader
1. Why did Turi leave his island homeland of Hawaiki?
2. What role did Kupē play in the voyage?
3. How would you describe Turi’s character?
4. Identify at least two acts of naming of the new land found in the text.
5. Identify at least three cases of intra-tribal conflict described in the story.
Choose 1 or two questions from this section to answer:
Cook’s and Banks’ Journals, pp.8 &14 Critical Reader
1. Can you identify any descriptions of Māori culture or customs in the text still
practiced today?
2. Identify four passages where Cook or Banks describe New Zealand with a
view to settlement or exploitation.
3. Identify five examples of English usage in the following passage which are no
longer common or standard in English today: (refer to Critical Reader for passage)
Project work (you may answer one question from this section, but try to answer both if you have time)
1. With reference to the essay ‘Reading the Aotea Waka Saga’ and any other
relevant sources, answer the following question: where is Hawaiki?
2. Using the internet sources and any other relevant texts, find out what you can
about the sponsorship of the Endeavour voyage and how this affected Cook’s
agenda.
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