Bridging Avaiki Tautau by Keith Tonkin using FIE terminology.

Points of Reference
Page 87 Using the hand to find stars explained
Page 65 -Whale behaviours are understood by observation over time.
Page 86 Lining up stars with the masts
Page 93 Cuckoos in sight, Page 99 Fairy Terns
Page 95, 96 and 97 looking closely at waves
Page 111 tapa strands tied to masts for wind direction to stay on course

Comparisons
Te Reo words and terms with Cook Island Maori
Compare Maori Tikanga to Cook Island Tikanga
What voice is the author choosing to use? Compare what if written from another
persons viewpoint?
Page 87 and 140 -Why are some paragraphs in italics? How are the different from the
rest of the text?
What relevance do the old traditions of knowledge gathering have compared to
current day?
Cues
What cues were there that a cyclone was coming? Page 31 can you find more
examples?
How do you know when a word is not an English one?
Does the author always define it in the text or does he let you infer the meaning? How
do you know?
Prior Knowledge
Page 125 what cues are there to the type of whale seen? Do you have to infer?
Page 147 What type of whale is this ?
Page 145 Pohutukawa reference
Rythm pattern noticed in wave movements, stick charts referred to in the story

Metaphors and analogy
Page 18 Metaphor and personification of the sun
Page 15 What is another way of expressing the word Mana?
Page 13What sort of strength does the mother refer to?
Analysis
Book seems to be broken down into 4 dramatic events Page 2, Page 32, Page 120,
Page 130
What patterns do you notice the author uses in the book?
Why are some chapters very short?
How far into the book does the actual journey start? Why is that so?
Why does author use conversation? Does it make the story more interesting for you?
In what way?
Verbal expression
What are these new words? E.g. Pg 16 Rongoa Pg 84 phosphorescent
Using analysis and synthesis -How would you guess what Kete means? Kopu? Pai?
What is your list of unknown words? Where can you find the meanings of these
words?

Abstract and concrete thinking
Page 29 -over the mountain explanation.
Page 25 explaining stick charts and waves

Spatial Orientation
Page 23 can be used as a compass task.
Page 71 concrete example of island using a coconut.

Visualisation of abstract images-
Page 85 description on night.
Page 109 In your own words what is the author describing in this passage-
The sea washes against the shores of islands waves bend around them because they
move slower where the water is shallower between islands the cross over so the cross
and bend can give the position.
Hypothesis
Page 103 example - Fish and sunlight

Internalisation
Chapter 23 -example given on page 69 one with the sea.
Page 111 Smell of the wind

Conclusions
Was the story predictable?
Was the ending satisfactory for you, why/why not? How would you change it?
What was the style of this author how would you change it? Why?




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