Pakakē ana

Nā Tangihōro Fitzgerald

This story is an action filled narration of a rugby game in progress.

'Pakakē ana' story by Tangihōro Fitzgerald, with page numbers from He Kohikohinga 34.

Te Reo Māori in the curriculum

Strand: Reading (Writing)
Level: 3
Duration: 30 minutes x 3

Achievement objectives:

The student will be able to read texts and complete set tasks (guided reading):

• to collate information from texts
• to select information from simple texts relating to a specific topic
• to identify main ideas and supporting details from a text.

Essential skills

Social and co-operative: Works co-operatively with others to achieve a common goal.

Problem solving: Demonstrates enjoyment of problem solving activities.

Other curriculum areas:

Social studies – Social organisation: How participation within groups involves both responsibility and rights.

Activities to support the achievement objectives

1. Teacher directed

• All together, read the story. Hand out paper and pencils.
• Groups will discuss the questions. They must all agree before they write the answers.
• Choose a page and write five sentences about the strengths of a character well known to you.

Questions:

• Who are the characters in the story?
• What type of sport is being played?
• Name four things you know about this game.
• Name two things the characters are good at.
• Name two things that help them play well.
• Name a time when you worked well in a team.

2. Teacher directed

• Working in pairs, have children draw two lines on their paper.
• Write 'Proper nouns' in one column, 'Verbs' in the center and 'Common nouns' in the last column.
• Create your own story in the three boxes.

Questions:

• What examples of team work in the home, in a kapahaka and on the marae, can you think of? (Write three sentences about each).

3. Teacher directed

• Working in pairs, plan to interview a competitor from the story.
• Think of 8–10 open-ended and worthwhile questions, and write them down.
• Leave a space between each question for the answers.
• When the first pair of interviewers have finished, they swap with their friends.
• The class can use the results of these interviews to role play a radio talk show.

Questions:

What kind of expression would you display in your voice for the following sentences?

• George the winger is never going to get caught.
• The ball is right on target and then 'Oh no!' The wind has blown it outside the uprights. 'What a shame!'

Ki runga ^