Octopus Auckland

We read Octopus Auckland by Karlo Mila as part of our unit about place and identity. To what extent does you sense of place influence you? What areas do you feel connected to?

Malulu's stanza illustration 

Teariki's stanza illustration

Dion's stanza illustration

A Place To Stand- Karlo Mila

Today the students were working hard analysing a poem called A place to stand by Karlo Mila. This is from her book A Well Written Body. Tomorrow we'll be working on a paragraph about it. Here are some pics of the students working hard.

Coopa and Cheyanne hard at work.

Latisha busy as.

Henry, Langa working cooperatively.

Dion, Langa, Henry on the job.

Nathaniel, Edward and Teariki focussed and on task.

Teariki & Nathaniel