Taku haere ki Te Waipounamu

He whakarāpopoto

This is a personal recount in diary form that records a six day trip to the South Island. The author records places, activities, and experiences such as feeding giraffes and swimming in a hot pool in the snow.

He whāinga ako

• To be able to record and describe events.

He whatu pānui

Hei tautoko i te kaipānui

• This recount provides an example of writing in diary format.
• The setting is travelling around the top of the South Island and is recorded in sequence according to day and sometimes by time.
• It is written in present and past tense.
• The lengths of the sentences vary and there are a range of sentence structures.
• The recount shares close up and personal experiences with the animals.

Kia mataara!

• This recount contains long, descriptive sentences.

He kete kupu

Ensure that your students are familiar with the words in this 'He kete kupu' and are able to use them.

Hei whakaihiihi

• Ask the students what places in New Zealand they have visited during the holidays. On the side of a map of New Zealand record the childs' name and, using different coloured wool, link the name of the child to the place.
• For those students who identified the South Island – in particular Picton, Kaikoura, Christchurch, or Hanmer – ask them what they did there.
• Look at some pictures (cut out from travel brochures, magazines, and websites) of Kaikoura, Ōtautahi and Hanmer. In pairs the students identify two land features pertinent to each place.
• Compare different examples of the diary form: handwriting, teachers' planning book, appointment book, newsletter.

Hei whakatā

• Look at the way the date has been recorded. Are there any other ways of writing the date?
• Read the first diary entry. Who are the taniwha of Wellington Harbour? How many islands did Kupe name in Te Whanganui a Tara? Have these questions ready before reading the rest of the text.

1. He āhua mataku te kaituhi ki ngā kekeno, he aha ai?
2. He kararehe pai ki tā te kaituhi. E mōhio ana koe ko tēwhea kararehe?
3. E ai ki ngā kōrero rātaka, ko te aha te rā pai ki tā te kaituhi? He aha ai?

Hei wānanga

• Discuss how the students would act around wild animals and falling snow.
• Discuss with the students what the main features of a diary are.
• In diary form write 'A Day In The Life Of...'.

Hei mahi

• Create a backpackers' brochure of places to visit in the South Island.

Te rātaka

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