One of the skills learners need to have is the ability to summarise key words and main ideas from a text. After Colin Meads died, Room 17 students read a range of articles/websites about him and responded to a range of questions.
They had to summarise their answers, using key words and main ideas that related directly to the questions.
Below are Rio's, Lewis' and Ollie's first attempts at summarising.
They did a very good job.
Summarising Skills Lewis 
Walt: look for key ideas and main points.
Colin Meads
Who was he?
- What did he do? He played for the New Zealand rugby team the All Blacks He played 55 test matches and 133 games), The position he played in was mostly forward lock for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971.
- What did he do to make him so well known?
He was one of the best forward locks ever in the whole all blacks history
His team mate ken Briscoe named PINE TREE because he was 2 meters tall and weighed at 100kgs and then forward he was named pine tree.
55 test matches
Sheep farmer
- Why did he do that
Rugby was his passion and he loved the sport so he tried his hardest and became the best forward in the world in the 1960s
- What will he be remembered for?
Playing lock Forward position for the New Zealand national team and being called pine tree
What would you say if you were able to meet him?
Thank you for playing rugby for new zealand
- He was a farmer/rugby player who was born 3 June 1936 in cambridge and died on 20 august 2017 in te kuiti
- He played rugby for the all blacks and was a farmer in te kuiti
- . Because rugby was his passion and he was really good at it
- He was the most famous ford in the world in the 1960s
- Died 20 august in te kui
- He kept fit by farming
- sir colin meads was born on June 1936, in Cambridge new zealand and Sadly Died August 2017.. Colin played 55 test matches and 133 games, The position he played in was mostly forward lock. He played for the all blacks from 1957 until 1971. He was one of the best forwards in the 1960s in the world .His team mate ken Briscoe named him PINE TREE because he was 2 meters tall and weighed at 100kgs. well he played for the all blacks he made money by his own Sheep farm.
Sir Colin Meads Ollie
Summarising Skills
Walt: look for key ideas and main points.
Who was he?
- Born 3 June 1936 Cambridge and died 20 August 2017.
- He played the All Blacks from 1957 until 1971.
- He is considered one of the best rugby players to praise the pitch.
- His Nickname was the pinetree.
- Meads was an icon two the New Zealand game and named player of the century in 1999.
- He was a Te Kuiti sheep farmer.
- Payed 133 games for the ABS
- Played 55 tests for the all blacks
- Known as pine tree
- He was a motivational speaker that traveled round the country, after his rugby career.
- Sheep farmer in Te Kuiti
Sir Colin Earl Meads was born 3 June 1936 in Cambridge.He played 133 games and 55 test matches for the All Blacks.He was a Te Kuiti sheep farmer.He was named player of the century in 1999.He was a motivational speaker later on in life.
What did he do to make him so well known?
- Colin Meads was a professional rugby player who did not like school but he stayed at school for the rugby.
- Meads played every Test that he could've past his 15 years playing rugby.
- He was well known as the pine tree because he was a rough tackler and a hard worker of the game.
- He is still known around the world as won of the icons of the game.
He was a professional rugby player who did not like school.He played every test he could past his 15 years in the All Blacks.He was known as Pinetree because he was big and tall.
Why did he do that?
- He did it because he loved playing the sport for the sport.
- He Wanted to make his family and friends proud of him.
- He did it for his club and country.
He played rugby because he loved the sport.He wanted to make his family and friends proud of him.He did it for his country.
What will he be remembered for?
- One of the greatest all blacks ever
- One of the best locks in the game of rugby
- He will be known for his great hits and known as the pinetree.
He was one of the greatest Locks and All Blacks ever.
What would you say if you were able to meet him?
- Can I have your autograph
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Summarising Skills
Walt: look for key ideas and main points.
Colin Meads Rio
Who was he?
- Colin Meads was a very famous rugby player. Who played with the All Blacks
- He was born on the 3rd on june 1936 and died on the 20th of august 2017, aged 81
- Colin grew up on the family farm near Te Kuiti and at 19yrs played the first of his 139 matches for King Country.
What did he do to make him so well known?
- He played 133 games for the All Blacks and 55 of those were test matches, most frequently in the lock forward position and played along with the All Blacks.
- During the 1970 tour of South Africa he broke his arm but still finished the match
Why did he do that?
- He did that because he really enjoyed playing rugby when he was a kid.
- When he was a little boy he didn't enjoy school but the only reason he stayed in school is because he liked to play rugby during lunch and P.E
What will he be remembered for? He played 133 games with the All Blacks and won the majority of them
- He was nicknamed player of the century in 1999 at the NZRFU awards.
- He was nicknamed pinetree Meads due to his physical presence.
- Sir Colin Meads attended the unveiling in Te Kuiti of a larger-than-life bronze statue of himself with ball in hand. He died two months later of pancreatic cancer.
What would you say if you were able to meet him?
- Adrien= “Why rugby? Why not hockey or football or basketball you're tall enough to play basketball or volleyball but why did you choose rugby?”
- Riordan= “why did you keep playing with a broken arm.”
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