Living in a Shipwreck

Living in a Shipwreck

1.2.07 Part 1

WALT: Analyze surface features and the language used

1. The Star of Canada sank in this story. A word that describes how it sank is = ‘Slowly’. Now we can write ‘Sank Slowly’. Two words that start with the same letter (like sank & slowly) and are put next to each other is called; Alliteration. Other examples of alliteration are; Fast Frog or Stinky Snail.

Find alliteration for these words from the story.

Wreck_  Washbasin

 

Rocky_  Reef

Captins_  Cabin

Sinking _   Stairs

2. What is a shipwreck?

A shipwreck is a ship that sinked.

3. How did the ship sink?

It crast into a rock.

4. Why do you think the part of the ship they saved was called the wheelhouse?

the wheelhouse is the place

5. What is a barge?

A barge is long boat.

6. Find  and mark Gisborne on a map of New Zealand using google drawing. Mark and name 3 near by towns.

It takes 5 h 54 min