Pīata

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A dialogue in which a girl recounts a dream to her mother and is told how she got her name. The story is told as a dialogue in comic strip format.

Ngā hononga ki te marautanga

Te Reo Māori i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa (wh. 59, 67, 76, 85, 94, me 102)


Whenu	Whakarongo (Kōrero)
Kōeke	2
Whāinga paetae	Ka taea e te ākonga te āta whakarongo, te whakautu ngā kōrero e kōrerotia whānuitia ana ahakoa kei hea, kei hea.
Pūkenga	Ko te whakarite whakautu e hāngai ana ki te kaupapa o te pātai.


Whenu	Kōrero (Whakarongo)
Kōeke	2
Whāinga paetae	Ka taea e te ākonga te whakapuaki whakaaro ki ōna hoa, ki ngā pakeke e mōhiotia ana, i ngā horopaki e taunga ana te ākonga.
Pūkenga	Ko te whakamahi i ngā kupu me ngā kīanga kua mau i a ia, hei whakaara kaupapa, hei whakawhiti whakaaro.


Whenu	Pānui (Tuhituhi)
Kōeke	2
Whāinga paetae	Ka mārama te ākonga ki te huhua noa o ngā tuhinga poto kua tīpakona hei whakangahau, hei whakamōhio rānei i a ia.
Pūkenga	Ko te rapu mōhio motuhake mai i ngā tuhinga poto.


Whenu	Tuhituhi (Pānui)
Kōeke	2
Whāinga paetae	Ka taea e te ākonga te tuhituhi mō tetahi wā ia rā hei whanake i te reo kua mau i a ia, hei kawe hoki i ōna wheako.
Pūkenga	Ko te tuhi whakamārama poto.


Whenu	Mātakitaki (Whakaatu)
Kōeke	2
Whāinga paetae	Ka mārama te ākonga ki te hononga o te reo ataata ki te reo ā-waha, mehemea ka puta ake i ngā horopaki e taunga ana ia.
Pūkenga	Ko te tika o te whakautu i te reo ataata.


Whenu	Whakaatu (Mātakitaki)
Kōeke	2
Whāinga paetae	Ka taea e te ākonga te whakaputa reo ā-waha, reo ataata hoki e pā ana ki ngā kaupapa e taunga ana ia.
Pūkenga	Ko te whai wāhi atu ki ngā whakaaturanga.


1.	The students listen to the story being read aloud, then answer the following questions: Who are the people having the conversation? What initiated the discussion? What are they discussing?
2.	The students briefly summarise the story using some of the words from the text.
3.	The students gather information from the text to answer the following questions: Where did Pīata’s name come from? At what time of year was Pīata born? Who was Matariki Puapua? Why was the girl named Pīata?
4.	The students write a short explanation of why Pīata and her mother are discussing Pīata’s dream.
5.	a. Discuss some of the features involved in writing a comic strip. The students share their thoughts about the similarities and differences between writing a story as a comic strip and writing a story in standard prose. e. Photocopy the Pīata story with the text deleted. Working in pairs (one in the role of Pīata and one as Māmā), the students rewrite the text in their own words.
6.	a. The students compare different styles of comic strips. One example that could be used is Eke Panuku. e. The students write an explanation of their names in the form of a comic strip dialogue (talking to a family member or a friend). In pairs, they present their comic strips to the class.

The students are able to identify the differences between writing in standard prose and writing in a comic strip format.