Reading Response

How do I write a 

short reading response???

Use these guidelines if you are stuck! You shouldn’t use the same sentence starters every time though!

Information about the text

Title of Book: Matariki

Author: Waitangi Teepa

Genre/Text Type: 

Date Read: 19/February/2020

One paragraph about the basic details of the text

This text was about a group of stars which is called “The Matariki” and there are other names as well.

I chose to read this text because I want to know what is Matariki and who are the seven sisters of Matariki. 

One paragraph about interesting details

One interesting/important character/event/theme/language feature was Matariki is also the name for the Maori New Year.

A quote/evidence that shows that you can see the stars of Matariki for most of the year, but they vanish from the night sky in Aotearoa in late April.

This means that the stars show up again in winter in late May or early June.

This relates to me/interests me because There are lots of ways to celebrate Matariki. This interests me because it is time to fish and enjoy being with family and friends.

A news item that interest me

Corona Virus

Coronavirus is originated came from in Wuhan, China.  The virus has started on January 22, 2020. Coronaviruses are named because of their crown-like shape, and were the first recognized in the mid-1960s.

It has spread to more than 20,000 people in more than two dozen countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia and still going. The virus has killed over 490 people. 

This virus probably originally appeared from an animal source but now it seems to be spreading from person to person. But experts still have not confirmed if it was coming from snakes or bats. 

According to Top US infectious disease doctor says Wuhan coronavirus is highly contagious through coughs and sneezes, and can spread even when people have no symptoms.

Coronavirus is now affecting other countries because of people who have traveled from China and the residents who are trying to get out of China. According to the internet, Coronavirus cases are now 24,552 of which 3,223 (13%) were in critical condition. And there were 907 people recovered from the virus.