Writing about Tonga

 Alphabet Brainstorm

~Tonga~

(Pg101, Sheena Cameron and Louise Dempsey, The Writing Book)

Watch the tourism movie about Tonga.

For each letter of the alphabet, write a sentence about Tonga which includes 1 descriptive word which starts with that letter. A has been done for you.

A	Tonga has an ancient village which shows how the people of Tonga used to live many years ago.
B	They were held together by a belt, which were ropes that were braided out of coconut husks.
C	Tonga was then declared a constitutional monarchy.
D	Each island group makes them differently so it is easy to determine where someone is from by the look of your ta’ovala and kiekie.
E
F
G	Mats that are passed down from generation to generation often symbolized their social status, and often marked as signs of respect.
H	For thousands of years, Tongans have been making handicrafts.
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J
K	Each island group makes them differently so it is easy to determine where someone is from by the look of your ta’ovala and kiekie.
L	The main island, Tongatapu, is protected by lagoons and limestone cliffs.
M	Women usually wear kiekie, which is a modified version of the males.
N	One of the most known islands would be Tongatapu, while the capital city is Nuku’alofa.
O	It is said that in earlier times, men who were coming from long trips overseas would cover themselves in these mats before visiting the chief of the village.
P	They are used for many purposes, such as bedding and flooring, births, deaths, and weddings.
Q
R	Mats that are passed down from generation to generation often symbolized their social status, and often marked as signs of respect.
S	Mats that are passed down from generation to generation often symbolized their social status, and often marked as signs of respect.
T	The story says that around 3000 years ago, Polynesians had settled in Tongatapu.
U	Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 South Pacific islands, many uninhabited, most lined in white beaches and coral reefs and covered with tropical rainforest.
V
W	They are used for many purposes, such as bedding and flooring, births, deaths, and weddings.
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Y
Z