I Mua i te Pānui Pukapuka
Before reading
1. Ohia manomanotia tēnei mea te pōtaka. Tuhia ngā kōrero a ngā ākonga ki runga pepa nui. Me tautohu ngā ākonga i tētahi ariā matua, kupu matua rānei. Whakarōpūhia ngā whakaaro ōrite. Mai i ēnei kōrero ka matapae ngā ākonga i ngā mōhiotanga ka ako mai i te pukapuka nei.
Brainstorm pōtaka. Write what the students say on a large piece of paper. Students can identify one key idea or key word. Group similar ideas. Students can use these to predict what they think they will learn from the text.
2. Whakamārama atu ki ngā ākonga te kaupapa o te whare tapere, me ōna āhuatanga maha. Whakamāramahia ētahi āhuatanga o ēnei momo reo tuhi, ka whakaatu i ētahi tauira: te reo tohu wāmua, te reo tautahi, me ngā kupumahi.
Explain to the students what te whare tapere is, and its many aspects. Introduce them to some of the features of these writing styles, and give examples: past tense expressions, first-person voice, and verbs.
