WALHT (We Are Learning To): Use a combination of reading strategies to help us become confident readers.

Success Criteria: I am successful when I can…

• Locate and find the clues in the text (inferring).

• Create a picture in my head using information from the text (visualisation).

Inferential Questions (Focusing on "reading between the lines"):

"Why did Maui want to slow down the sun? What does this tell us about his personality?"

"How did Maui's brothers feel about his plan? What clues in the text support your answer?"

"What does the story tell us about the relationship between Maui and nature?"

"Why do you think the author described the sun as 'angry'?"

"What can we infer about the importance of sunlight to the people in the story?"

"What does the story tell us about how people in the past understood the world around them?"

"Why was it that Maui and his brothers traveled at night?"

"What can be inferred about the cultural importance of the tools Maui used, such as the jawbone or the woven ropes?"