Aunty’s Raw Fish - Reading comprehension

Aunty’s Raw Fish

A. Did I Understand?

1. What was moving like a lightening? Butcher Knife
2. What is the magic ingredient? Fresh Fish
3. Who were all the people in the family? Me, Aunty, Koro, Kui, Dad, Maata and Uncle Earl.
4. Make a list of all the ingredients? Snapper Fillets, Coconut Milk, Onions, Tomatoes, Green Capsicum, Salt and Pepper.
5. When do they bring the huge snapper around? Whenever there’s a big catch on the boat.
6. Who likes the fish heads the best? Kui
7. What was happening to Aunty’s health? A Tumour In Her Brain

B. What’s the question?  - ( Write the question to the answer  given below )

1. Fresh fish -
2. Flying leamon
3. Huge snapper

C. Word study - ( Write and / or draw meanings for these words )
    1. Marinate - Mix or to soak your fish or other ingredient.

    2. Karakia - Is a starting of a day for praying.

    3. Rewana bread - Is a type of bread mainly made by maoris.

    4. Tumor - Is a type of disease that can grow from your body.

D. Chunking - ( Write down 3 words from the journal that you can “Chunk” or split, so one word makes two words.

1. Explaining = ex/plaining
2. Together = to/gether

1. Sharp = sh/a/rp

E. Syllables

F. My Thesaurus

G. Who Am I

H. Let’s Draw

I. Picture Cues