Falling into Rarohenga Worksheet Pack

48 pages of activities on Steph Matuku’s mythological novel, ‘Falling into Rarohenga’.

Pages include:
Character analysis: Tui, Kae, Maia and Huia
Comprehension analysis on The Taniwha, Hinekōrero and Tāwhirimatea.
Character comparisons
Structural analysis worksheet
Theme analysis worksheet

Poster of aspects of texts that create the effect on the reader.
Discussion / comprehension questions on Tui and Aunty Huia as cultural guardian.
Glossary of Te Reo words (students must find the definition)
Literacy worksheets (ideal as a lesson starter to embed literacy skills into your lesson) on punctuating dialogue, proofreading and editing skills, mix and match language techniques with an example from the text.
Tone and Mood analysis worksheets.

3 creative writing task prompts based on events in the novel.
Conflict analysis (worksheet looking at different types of conflict within the novel.)
Symbolism
Hero’s Journey (Teacher version and student version.) This can easily be adapted to a cut and paste activity for students.

These worksheets are designed to accompany class study of the text once students have grasped a basic understanding of events.

Please note: answers are not included. These are worksheets (with prompts) only.

Aimed at Year 9 (KS 3) level.