ES300: When the Goblins came to Whitianga

Talofa Lava/Kia ora tatou/G'day everybody.

Please read 'When the goblins came to Whitianga' for tomorrow's class.

We'll have a general discussion on 'close reading' and putting prose 'under the microscope.' We'll touch base on spotting language features and their effects.

Tomorrow you'll work in groups and note one or two features of the piece that you find interesting. Then we'll take it from there...

But there's two discussion questions I'd like you to consider:

1. Who are the goblins?
2. Why do you think the writer/speaker calls them 'goblins'? (Note how I put the word in single quotes to show that it's the writer's word).

See you tomorrow!

HM