Monday Week 9 -
Over the course of the next 2 weeks you are going to read chapters 20-31! As you read through these chapters you need to answer the following questions in your book in full sentences. You also need to pick a passage you would like to read out loud to the group on Thursday of week 8 and explain why you chose this passage to read. Go forth and conquer!
- Why isn't Logan able to recover the laser?
- What does Logan discover about Mavis at the cemetery? Why does Ana think her death might be related to the events surrounding the Huia?
- What reason does Jim gove Logan for not returning to the tunnel until now?
- What does Daniel accuse Jim of doing?
- Why does Logan think that they haven't heard the last of the Carsons?
- How do Ana, Logan and Jim get into the gorge?
- What do you think Ana means when she says "we're going to bring her back alive"?
- Describe what happens when the van comes to pick Ana, Logan and jim up. How does Logan rescue his grandfather? Why does Logan think it was a miracle that he survived the accident?
- How does Logan discover where Olivia was hidden? Why does he have difficulty retrieving the package?
- How did Mavis die? Why didn't Jim get the chance to say goodbye to her?
- Why is Logan surprised when Olivia is unwrapped? Why are Ana and Jim so emotional?
- What are the oval shapes inside Olivia?
- What does Logan decide to do when he leaves school?
- Why isn't Logan able to recover the laser?
- What does Logan discover about Mavis at the cemetery? Why does Ana think her death might be related to the events surrounding the Huia?
- What reason does Jim gove Logan for not returning to the tunnel until now?
- What does Daniel accuse Jim of doing?
- Why does Logan think that they haven't heard the last of the Carsons?
- How do Ana, Logan and Jim get into the gorge?
- What do you think Ana means when she says "we're going to bring her back alive"?
- Describe what happens when the van comes to pick Ana, Logan and jim up. How does Logan rescue his grandfather? Why does Logan think it was a miracle that he survived the accident?
- How does Logan discover where Olivia was hidden? Why does he have difficulty retrieving the package?
- How did Mavis die? Why didn't Jim get the chance to say goodbye to her?
- Why is Logan surprised when Olivia is unwrapped? Why are Ana and Jim so emotional?
- What are the oval shapes inside Olivia?
- What does Logan decide to do when he leaves school?
Tuesday Week 8 - answer the following
questions in your books in FULL
SENTENCES!
What are sulphurous fumes? Where would you find these fumes?
Who’s perspective is chapter 15 based on?
Why do they want to kill the Huia?
What do you think the feelings are at the end of chapter 16?
Who’s perspective is chapter 15 based on?
Why do they want to kill the Huia?
What do you think the feelings are at the end of chapter 16?
Monday Week 8 - answer the following
questions in your books in FULL
SENTENCES!
Explain in detail what has happened to Grandpop.
Why did Jim look like an old man that was ashamed of what he’d done?
Why do you think Jim sleep walks?
Make a prediction on what happened to Olivia.
Why did Jim look like an old man that was ashamed of what he’d done?
Why do you think Jim sleep walks?
Make a prediction on what happened to Olivia.
Tuesday Week 7 - answer the following
questions in your books in FULL
SENTENCES!
Describe Jim and Mavis’s second expedition to find the huia. Who turns up to spy on them? Why is Jim concerned about their presence?
Why does Ana become angry during their trip to Ashurst?
Why is Ana angry when she realises that the bird that made the loud shrieking noise is a cockatoo?
Why does Ana become angry during their trip to Ashurst?
Why is Ana angry when she realises that the bird that made the loud shrieking noise is a cockatoo?
Monday Week 7 - answer the following
questions in your books in FULL
SENTENCES!
Why is the jigger difficult to use? What happens when Jim and Mavis are half way through the tunnel? Why doesn’t Jim feel relieved when they exit the tunnel?
Why is jim’s Dad so happy about so happy when he arrives home with fish and chips?
Why is jim’s Dad so happy about so happy when he arrives home with fish and chips?
Chapter 2 questions:
Why can’t Damon land in the gorge? Why is it dangerous to walk through the tunnels?
What are Ana and Jim arguing about when Logan returns to them in the carpark?
What are Ana and Jim arguing about when Logan returns to them in the carpark?
Project Huia - Chapter 1 pg 7-20
In your reading books answer the following questions IN FULL SENTENCES!! We will discuss them together once you're done.
Who are the 3 passengers on the plane? What are they looking for?
How has the area changed in the last 70 years? Why is Logan a bit disappointed?
What does Te Apiti mean?
Why does Jim begin to get frustrated on the flight?
Why does Jim believe that the plane is jinxed? What happens when the helicopter pilot looks for a place to land?
Why does the helicopter follow the motorbike? How does Damon “give him some of his own back?” Why is it important to identify the driver?
Who are the 3 passengers on the plane? What are they looking for?
How has the area changed in the last 70 years? Why is Logan a bit disappointed?
What does Te Apiti mean?
Why does Jim begin to get frustrated on the flight?
Why does Jim believe that the plane is jinxed? What happens when the helicopter pilot looks for a place to land?
Why does the helicopter follow the motorbike? How does Damon “give him some of his own back?” Why is it important to identify the driver?