In the short story of A Game of Cards by Whiti Ihimaera, the short story entertains the viewers and shows the friendship and love of cards of Nani Mino and Maka Hita.
26 February 2021.
Text title: A Game of Cards
Text type: Short Story
Text creator: Whiti Ihimaera
Critical Literacy Question: Why are we/you reading this text?
Date: 26th February, 2021
Summary: This story, A Game of Cards, is about a grandma, Nani Miro, who loves to play cards. She plays with her friends at her house. Nani Miro and her best friend Maka Hita were the champions of the games, cheating and blaming each other.
When Nani Miro was on her deathbed, taking her final breaths, she asked her friends to play a game of cards. As usual, both Nani Miro and Maka Hita cheated and argued, and when Nani Miro laughed, she died.
Why are we/you reading this text?: I am reading this text because, for Wānanga, we have to do at least 1 hour per week of reading, so on Tuesday, we read the short story, A Game of Cards. I really like the characters and how the author described them which feels realistic.
