Read and Write

7th & 8th Grade CompositionComposition7th/8th
Assigned: Sep 10, 2025
Due: Sep 15, 2025
At home

Assignment Description

  1. Read Maui and the Giant Fish with parent(s). [Optional: Read to each other additional times practicing "Read. Think. Look Up. Speak."]
  2. Define and practice using/pronouncing assigned vocabulary words.

oral tradition (n) – cultural knowledge passed down through speech

totem pole (n) – a long wooden pole with carved and painted imageryhttps://storage.googleapis.com/iew-public-production/files/videocourse/fileattachment/SSS-2B-T_Sample.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 

karakia (n) – a prayer or incantation

waka (n) – a canoe, especially a Māori canoe

3.Bring a list of at least 5 words/phrases + definitions (excluding assigned words in #2) you find new/interesting from Maui and the Giant Fish. [Optional: Practice drawing map of New Zealand and labeling important cities/bays/ranges.]


Student Progress

Student Status Completed Actions
AW
Andrew Woodlee
Ambrose
Pending
AM
Archer Matthews
Aquinas
Complete Sep 16, 9:05 AM
CW
Caleb Whelan
Augustine
Pending
JW
Josiah Woodlee
Ambrose
Pending
KG
Keene Garrett
Athanasius
Complete Sep 14, 9:53 PM