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APOLLO GREEK MYTH

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The key word hunt graphic organiser is a flowchart that will help you through the process of searching for key words, identify them and then use them to write a summary.

1. Read the myth and legend ‘Apollo’’. Get an overall sense of what the text is about.

It is about Apollos mum and dad trying to find a sacred spot to give birth to apollo

2. Read the myth and legend again, noting important details, possible key words, etc in the boxes on the left hand side of the graphic organiser.

3. Write the key words and phrases in the top box on the right.

4. Finally write your summary using the keywords and phrases in the box below that.

Key Word Hunt

1. Write notes below about things you think are important in the text e.g details, any possible key words

That Apollo is the god of music healing and light

The spot he was born is considered sacred

Here is the site I got all of this from

http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/Definitions_gods/Apollo_def.html

2.  I think the key words and/or phrases are:

sacred Apollo Greece Zeus greek mythology oracle delphi god of the sun Apollo is the god of music healing and light

3. Use the key words and phrases to write a brief summary.

This greek myth was about Apollos parents trying to find a sacred spot to give birth to Apollo They found a island who let them give birth to Apollo from that time on he was know as they god of light.healing and music.

TANE MAHUTA

Tane mahuta is a giant kauri tree, his exact age is unknown, but is estimated that it is between 1,250 and 2,500 years old.

The tree is a remnant of the subtropical rain forest that once grew on the North Auckland Peninsula.

Tane Mahuta is the most famous tree in New Zealand along with Te Mauta.

Tane Mahuta is located in the Waipoua forest of New Zealand.

Maori Legends say that Tane Mahuta is separator of heaven and earth, Papatuanuku (Earth Mother) and Ranginui (The Sky God), which are also his parents.

Tane Mahuta was first discovered and identified in the 1920’s then in 2002. During the drought of 2013 nearly 10,000 liters of water from a near by stream was diverted to Tane mahuta,which was showing signs of dehydration.

According to maori creation myth tane mahuta is the Ranginui the sky father of papatuanuku.

Here are his measurements

trunk girth	13.77m (45.2ft)
Trunk height	17.86m(58.0ft)
Total height	51.2 m (168 ft)
Trunk volume	244.5 m3 (8,630 cu ft)
Total volume	516.7 m3 (18,250 cu ft)

 Let’s continue with the facts

All the measurements above were taken in 1971,the most current measurements may be found on the new zealand tree register. http://register.notabletrees.org.nz/tree/view/800.

I hope that you have learned a lot about tane mahuta.

Written by AIDAN

edited by RANI