Chevy - Using the National Library 3

Using the National Library

3. Newspapers

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ resource

Use this link to open the National Library website

Enter Panmure pirate into the search box

Open the NZ truth article named - panmure pirate

What event is this article about?

A robbery

What is the sub heading on the article?  This is an example of what literary device?

Dunn’s Daring Doings End in Disaster

What does ‘daring do’ mean?

Daring do - Alliteration

Why was Lesley George’s dad angry with him?

His was angry with him because he went out of work

How did the fire start?

He lighted the matches, threw them down and ran

Why were the works described and ambrosial?

They were being sarcastic about it but the Westfield works were smelly

Where was the launch moored?

Launched with the anchor in the Tamaki Basin

What 3 places were the stolen items recovered from?

Some of the items were with him, some in the water and some were found on the launch

What was the charge of incendiarism for?

He was charged with incendiarism because he set fire to the shop

Copy and paste the acknowledgement from the site here

Acknowledgement - Panmure pirate

Chevy - Using the National Library 2

Using the National Library

2. Newspapers

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ resource

Use this link to open the National Library website

Enter Panmure Bridge 1865  into the search box

Open the Southern star newspaper article named - Laying the cornerstone.

What event is this article about?

This event is about laying the last cornerstone

What makes it different to a newspaper story today?

language and pictures

Copy and paste a definition of these words, and then use the word in a sentence that shows you know what it means:

proceedings - a particular action or course or manner of action.

necessitated - to make a necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.

procured - to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence

masonry - stonework

appurtenances - something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct; accessory

objectionable - causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest

Take this one sentence from the article and rewrite, and repunctuate it so that it makes more sense to a modern reader.

We may here observe that the piles which are driven into the ground with remarkable accuracy as to straightness, are well sheathed, from the bed of the river to the high water mark, with metal, securely fastened, so as to guard the bottom portions of the piles from the ravages of the worm.

We may observe that the piles which are driven into the ground, with remarkable accuracy as to straightness, are well sheathed, from the bed of the river to the high water mark, with metal, securely fastened. So as to guard the bottom portions of the piles from the ravages of the worm.

Copy and paste the acknowledgement from the site here

Acknowledgement - Laying the Last Cornerstone

Chevy - Using Te Ara 3

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

3. Manukau Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.

What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour?

Wide and shallow

What landforms are common in the harbour?

Wetlands and Rivers

What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks?

The two things about the Manukau harbour is that the entrance are prone to shifting sandbars and swells

What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar?

On a fine day on 7 February 1863 the HMS Orpheus – carrying naval stores – approached Manukau Harbour. Seeing it was off course to cross the bar, the onshore signalman motioned to change direction. But the warning was too late, and the ship ran aground. As the sea got heavier, it began to break up. Lifeboats were swamped. With the crew clinging helplessly to the rigging, the ship’s masts fell one by one into the sea. Of the 259 people on board, 189 drowned. It remains New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster.

Chevy - Using the National Library 1

Using the National Library

1. Images

Chevy- Using Te Ara 2

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

2. Tamaki River

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to?

Mangere East

Waitemata

What was the link used by Maori called?

Ōtāhuhu portage

What two bodies of water does it join?

Manukau Harbour

Waitemata Harbour

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

Sandspit

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?

Half Moon Bay Marina

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

1866

When was the current bridge built?

1959

Panmure Bridge

Chevy - Using Te Ara

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?

drowned river valley

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?

it is chosen to be the capital because the harbours deep navigable channels and sheltered bays.

What does Waitemata mean?

waitemata means obsidian waters

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata: It means obsidian waters

Auckland’s chief port - Aucklands Auckland’s port on the Waitematā was vital to the progress of the city and region.

Viaduct basin - Viaduct basin is a old fishing harbour

Westhaven - The westhaven Marina is the largest in Australasia

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long)

Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing,

Natural features -  It was formed by lava flowing from the Three Kings eruption 20,000 years ago.

Sub-questions

Sub-questions

L.I. Thinking about sub-questions when researching

When you are looking for information there is always one main question that you have to answer.  Then, as you think about the main question and start reading other questions will occur to you.  These sub-questions give direction to your reading.  They keep you on track.  It is a strategy good readers use to help them locate information quickly.

Match (cut and paste) the main question with the sub-questions that relate

Question	Sub-questions
Subject: Film What were the main reasons for the success of a movie that you have recently seen?  Write your own review of the movie.	What does this species look like?  Does it deserve a dangerous reputation?  Why was it hunted so freely in the past?  Why is it now on the endangered list?  Why has it become the world’s first protected shark?
Subject: History What was life like in your town or suburb at the beginning of the 20th century?	What do teenagers want from their series?  Why are the relationships between characters so important?  What settings are favoured?  What qualities do the lead actors have?   Why do some local series do well overseas?
Subject: Geography Why has the grey nurse shark become the only protected species of shark?	What type is it, adventure, crime, comedy, romance?  What was it’s storyline?  What was the complication and the interesting consequences?  Were the actors convincing?  How effective was the cinematography?
Subject: Social studies How do farmers manage the land to prevent soil erosion?	What aspects (transport, communication, work) were different in the past?  What aspects have stayed the same?  How has entertainment changed or stayed the same?  What are the most notable buildings from this time?
Subject: Media Studies What do you think are the qualities of a successful TV series for teenagers?	What was it’s nature: was it a particular event that had great impact on the main character?  How did this give excitement and interest to the novel?  How did it affect other characters?
Subject: Reading Why is a major complication essential to a novel?  Show how is has affected the plot and the development of major characters in a novel you have read.	Why is it such a concern?  What are the effects on a farm of soil erosion?  How can erosion from water be controlled?  How can wind-breaks help?  Why is it important to keep plant growth in the soil?  How can farmer protect the soil during dry periods?

Write your own sub-questions for these main questions

Question	Sub-questions
How does a glacier effect the land?	Glaciers effects on earth. How does the land get affected by glaciers?
What effect have humans had on the volcanoes of Auckland?	How have people affected Auckland's volcanoes?
What factors can change the course of a river?	How does the course of a river get changed by factors? The course of a river changing.

Chevy: A helping hand from the glossary

A helping hand from the Glossary

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using a glossary

Sometimes a book also has a glossary at the beginning or the end.  This gives short explanations of specialised or difficult terms used in the book.  The following is an example is from a book about the moon.

GLOSSARY Albedo        Asteroid   Mare Satellite Sputnik 1

in astronomy, the reflective property of planets a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across). a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth. a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body. the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

Name an artificial satellite.

Spacecraft

What is another term for a minor planet in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?

Albedo

What is the term for an object that orbits around another larger planetary body?

Mare

What is the term used for a large flat lava flow on the moon?

Sputnik 1

What term is used to describe the characteristic light reflecting from a planet?

Satellite

Using an index

Using an index

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using an index to find information quickly

Most non-fiction books have an index.  Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail.  It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search.  Below is an example from a health book.

INDEX aerobics                    2-14 breathing                 9-10 carbohydrates      36 co-ordination         20-25 cycling                       32 diet                              30-40 diseases                   45-65 doctor                       40-44 drinking                    63 drugs, harmful      70-75 drugs, medical       60-65 exercise                    11-20 fat                               35 fatigue                      76-79 good health            80-90 happy                       91-92 hospital                    40-44, 48-65 hygiene                    93-94

illness                           45-65 incapacitated           45-65 injuries                         60-65 inoculation                 96-98 lungs                             9-10, 60-64 medicine                      45-65, 96-98 mental illness            99-120 moods                          99-104 pharmacist                 60-65 physical activities     121-150 rest                                 151-155 self-discipline              115-120               smoking                       121-124 sport                             15-20 strength                      12-14 vigour                           140-150 vitamins                       64-65 weight                           30-35

Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.

carbohydrates   : make a change to such substances on simple chemical transformations.

illness : unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.

incapacitated  : unable to act, respond, or the like

hygiene : a condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness.

fatigue : weariness from bodily or mental exertion.

Why are there two index entries for drugs?

drugs, harmful      70-75

drugs, medical       60-65

Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?

rest                                 151-155

moods                          99-104

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries?

exercise                    11-20

injuries                         60-65

Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating?

good health            80-90

vitamins                       64-65

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking?

smoking                       121-124

breathing                 9-10

On which pages would you find out about hospital life?

hospital                    40-44, 48-65

pharmacist                 60-65

On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport?

sport                             15-20

good health            80-90

physical activities     121-150