Hemi’s Gift by T J Corrigan

Word Definition Image relating to word

Tangi – Māori funeral
Ancient – Really old
Pakeha – White foreigner
Permeated –
Shame –
Entranced –
Stroke – Blood clot in the brain
Cringes – Finding something that makes you
uncomfortable
Momentarily – For a moment
Halt –
Amble –
A feed – Food
Wither – Breaking away over time
Buoyed – Floating device
Humbled –
Solace –
Subside –

Comprehension:
1. What is the format of this text?
2. What narrative voice is used in the text?
3. What tense is this text written in?
4. Where is the narrator going?
5. Why is the narrator travelling?
6. What does Hemi do that makes the narrator annoyed?
7. Who did the narrator receive an email from two nights ago?
8. What did the narrator forget in her dorm?
9. What is Hemi’s occupation?

Summarise:
Summarise this text in less than 100 words
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Abstract thinking and Analysis:

1. How does the title of the text relate to the meaning of the text?
2. How does the writer explore the theme of prejudice?
3. Where have you seen examples of something similar to this in our world?
4. Why might the writer use longer sentences when reminiscing and reflecting on time
with her father?
5. What do we learn from the final line of dialogue in the story?