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Malcolm Stewart; Mal, Joyce (nee Richards) and Glen Murphy; Sharon Harper (nee Murphy) and Jordan Stewart
March 2007

Last spotted together at the Murphy family reunion in March 2007; Glen and Sharon are definitely Richards descendants courtesy of Joyce (nee Richards) daughter of Winnie and Maurice Augustine Richards.

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For both articles – Mock tsunami and Orcas in NZ you must complete the following task either on computer or refill, and submit to your teacher:

1. Identify 3 examples of language features using appropriate terminology and describe each example in terms of its effect.
Tip: Use the Study It website and exemplar answers provided to assist you
Example:

Term:

Effect:

Exemplar (refers to a different article):
Example: “the drivers are creating mayhem”
Term: Emotive language
Effect: the emotive language used in the text conveys the impression that the boy racers are all bad and that all their cars are out to kill them. By using this type of language, the writer establishes a tone of ‘us’ and ‘them’ – saying that the boy racers are the ‘baddies’ and that everyone else is ‘good.’

For the 2 texts – Mock tsunami, and Orcas in New Zealand complete the following tasks either on computer or refill, and submit to your teacher:

1. Identify the significance of the main idea in the text (what is the importance of the time, place or society in which this text was written?)
Tip: use the sentence starters and exemplar answers provided to assist you in writing a 3 – 5 sentence response to this.

Possible starters:
The writer has written about……in this way to….
He/she uses words like …………. to ………………
The ideas in the text are important because …………..

Exemplar (refers to a different article):
The writer has written about teenage ‘hoon-car’ drivers in this way because there have been several deaths caused by speeding cars recently in New Zealand.
He uses words like ‘reckless’and ‘irresponsible’ to show that these drivers are not concerned about their own or other people’s safety. It is important because this issue is causing problems for residents, other drivers, police and ambulance staff throughout New Zealand. It has arisen because high performance cars are available to young people at affordable prices, and is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

The second article can be printed here.
Use it to complete the following task either on computer or refill, and submit to your teacher:

1. Identify the main idea in the article (what is the message the writer wants the reader to gain from this text?)
Tip: use the sentence starters and exemplar answers provided to assist you in writing a 3 sentence response to this.

Possible starters:
The information the writer is presenting is……..
The point the writer is making is ………….
We know this because the writer states “……….”

Exemplar (refers to a different article):
The event the writer describes is that teenage ‘hoon-car’ drivers are keeping residents in that area awake at nights. The point the writer is making is that residents are afraid for their safety and that of the people in the cars. We know this because the writer states “one resident said that there have been some very close calls where cars have been racing and others have been put in a dangerous position trying to avoid them. It won’t be long until someone is fatally injured.”

Print off this article then complete the following task either on computer or refill, and submit to your teacher:

1. Identify the main idea in the article (what is the message the writer wants the reader to gain from this text?)
Tip: use the sentence starters and exemplar answers provided to assist you in writing a 3 sentence response to this.

Possible starters:
The event the writer describes is that ……..
The point the writer is making is ………….
We know this because the writer states “……….”

Exemplar (refers to a different article):
The event the writer describes is that teenage ‘hoon-car’ drivers are keeping residents in that area awake at nights. The point the writer is making is that residents are afraid for their safety and that of the people in the cars. We know this because the writer states “one resident said that there have been some very close calls where cars have been racing and others have been put in a dangerous position trying to avoid them. It won’t be long until someone is fatally injured.”