Weekly outline

  • Assignments

  • Whakataki (Introduction)

    He whakataki - Introduction

    E ngā tau waru,  nau mai, haere mai ki Te Kura Mana Ake (MHJC) o te wāhanga tuatahi. Ko Matua Leeroy ahau. Ko tōku hiahia, he tino ngahau ā tātou haerenga ki te reo Māori i tēnei tau. Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui!

    Welcome to year 8s! The aim of this course is to explore and understand Māori language and Traditions through a range of activities, discussions and assessments.

    Course Outline

    By the end of this 20 week discourse you will be able to:

    • Recite 2 karakia

    • Pronounce Māori words accurately.

    • Use and respond to Māori greetings

    • Demonstrate an understanding of some common tikanga Māori

    • Give a mihi (your name, where you are from, where you live, age)

    • Prepare an appropriate pepeha

    • Communicate about yourself and your family and aspects of your home life.

    • Recognise and form the following sentence patterns: describing, location, numbering, action



  • Wiki 1 & 2 (Term 1)

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING..to interpret and recognise significance of Māori pepeha
    • We are EXPLORING...to make connections by questioning and researching where their heritage comes from

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • identity and pronounce kupu o te akomanga - Classroom terminology and basic Te Reo Māori words including place names
    • translating and apply the whakatauki o te kura - School motto
    • Understand and describe the kaupapa o te akomanga - Māori class guidelines

    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    1. E whā ngā pikitia, kōtahi te kupu = 4 pics, 1 word (understand school motto)
    2. Maumahara = memory game (to learn classroom terminology)
    3. Practice pronunciation of māori alphabet and māori terms
    4. Making own Te Reo Māori terms

    Mahi Kāinga / Homework:
    Look into Māori alphabet for next class


  • Wiki 3 & 4 (Term1)

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING..to interpret and recognise significance of Māori pepeha
    • We are EXPLORING...to make connections by questioning and researching where their heritage comes from

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria:
    I can/have...

    • Identifying there are two types of pepeha (Māori and Non-Māori)
    • Identifying key aspects of a Māori pepeha 

    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    1. Wrote a reflection on pronunciation and kupu 
    2. Watch Māori Pepeha video and answered questions
    3. Shared Matua Leeroy Pepeha and Teacher A types of pepeha (Group discussion then discussed as class)

    Mahi Kāinga / Homework:
    Write here...


  • Wiki 5 & 6 (Term1)

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING...to identify and choose specific terms for they pepeha
    • We are FOCUSING...to select and develop an appropriate pepeha for them
    • We are FOCUSING...to adapt pepeha to the appropriate context

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...

    •  Have an understanding of Māori and Non-Māori pepeha structure
    • Identify and select appropriate pepeha

    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    1. Introduction to Māori pepeha (Template used and wrote down)
    2. Cloze activity of Māori Pepeha
    3. Read 2 articles of different perspectives of Māori and Non-Māori pepeha\
    4. Pepeha film and answered some thoughts on Padlet




  • Wiki 7 & 8 (Term1)

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING...to identify and choose specific terms for they pepeha
    • We are FOCUSING...to select and develop an appropriate pepeha for them
    • We are FOCUSING...to adapt pepeha to the appropriate context

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Write an appropriate pepeha for me
    • Talk about key aspects for both types of pepeha (Māori and Non-Māori)
    • Be able to create a poster for my own appropriate pepeha (Māori and Non-Māori)

    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    1. Wrote out Māori and Non-Māori Pepeha 
    2. Discussion of importance for both types of pepeha
    3. Create a poster of Māori and Non-Māori Pepeha

    Mahi Kāinga / Homework:

    • Research at home the following
      - Parent’s names
      - Grandparents names
      - Countries (Your parents or grandparents  are from)
      - Significant landmarks (Mountains, Rivers, Ocean etc)
      - Place you call home


  • Wiki 9, 10, 11 (Term1)

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING...to identify and choose specific terms for they pepeha
    • We are FOCUSING...to select and develop an appropriate pepeha for them
    • We are FOCUSING...to adapt pepeha to the appropriate context

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...


      • Practice proper pronunciation for ko wai sentences and vocab
      • Practice proper pronunciation for Ko au me tōku whānau sentences and vocab
      • Discussion appropriate scenarios when to use sentences above 
      • Reflection on different pepeha 

        Hei Mahi / Activities:

        1. Ko wai
        2. Ko au me tōku whānau
        3. Reflection
        4. Pronunciation 

        Mahi Kāinga / Homework:

        • Research at home the following
          - Parent’s names
          - Grandparents names
          - Countries (Your parents or grandparents  are from)
          - Significant landmarks (Mountains, Rivers, Ocean etc)
          - Place you call home


      • Hararei wiki 1 (Week 1 Holidays)


      • Hararei wiki 1 (Week 2 Holidays)


      • Wiki 1 & 2 (T2)

        EXPLORE / TŪHURA

        EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

        • We are EXPLORING..to interpret and recognise significance of Māori pepeha
        • We are EXPLORING...to make connections by questioning and researching where their heritage comes from

        Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...

        • reflect on Te Reo Māori term one
        • reflect and formulate my homework from term one
        • learn and Practice 3 sentences 
        • familiarize and understand my upcoming assessment 

        Hei Mahi / Activities:

        1. Reflection of T1
        2. Homework from T1
        3. Assessment
        4. Re-introduce 3 māori sentences - Ko (ingoa) taku ingoa, E (nama) aku tau, Ko (ingoa) taku iwi

        Mahi Kāinga / Homework:
        Write here...


        Stream episode Ko ___ Tōku Ingoa by ...