Nā wai ngā kai o taku hāngi i kai?

nā Kēri Pewhairangi

This narrative is about Hēmi, who has just arrived home from mau rākau training. He’s hungry and is trying to find his hāngi.

Ngā hononga ki te marautanga

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

Hei mahi

1. Read the title to the students. Using Think, Pair, Share, students look at the picture and predict what may have happened to Hēmi’s hāngi. Set the task: “Read this story, and list the things Hēmi does to find his hāngi.” “Pānuitia tēnei kōrero ka tatau haere i ngā mahi i mahia e Hēmi hei kimi i tana hāngi.” The students’ read the story, list what Hēmi does and, finally, revisit their predictions.
2. Explain the task to the class: “I tēnei rā e ako ana koutou i te takoto o te kōrero. Ka mahi takirua. Ko tā koutou mahi he āta pānui anō i te kōrero nei ka whakakī i te mahere.”“Today you are learning about the structure of a narrative. Work in pairs. Your task is to carefully read the story again and complete the narrative structure map.” An example is provided.
3. The students’ task is to turn this story into a play and portray each character. The performance by each student needs to be consistent with the character, so students may need to re-read the story to develop their understanding of each character. The group performs the play for the class.

Aromatawai

The students list what Hēmi does to find his hāngi.

The students complete the narrative structure map.

The teacher assesses the students’ ability to portray the characters in the story.

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