I Mua i te Pānui Pukapuka
Before Reading
1. Ohia manomanotia me ngā ākonga ō rātou mōhiotanga mō Te Ope Taua 28 me te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao.
Ka mutu rā, matapakihia ō rātou whakaaro, ka whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mō ngā mea e hiahia ana rātou ki te mōhio mō Te Ope Taua 28 me te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao.
Brainstorm what students already know about the Māori Battalion and the Second World War.
Get the students to identify what they would like to find out about the Māori Battalion and the Second World War.
2. Kimihia ngā whenua i hāereeretia ai e ngā hōia o Te Ope Taua 28.
Tirohia he mahere o te ao, ka akiaki i ngā ākonga ki te kimi i ngā whenua i hāereeretia ai e ngā hōia o Te Ope Taua 28 i te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao. Akina rātou ki te matapae i te tawhiti atu i Aotearoa.
Find the places that the 28th Māori Battalion traveled to.
Look at an atlas and get the students to try and find the countries the soldiers of the Māori Battalion travelled to overseas. Encourage them to look at how far away those countries are from New Zealand.
3. Whakamārama atu ki ngā ākonga ngā āhuatanga o te kōrero taki.
Whakamāramahia ētahi āhuatanga o tēnei momo reo tuhi, ka hoatu i ētahi tauira o ēnei āhuatanga (tirohia ngā whārangi o tēnei pukapuka). Hei tauira: te reo tohu wāmua, te reo raupapa, te reo tohu i te mahi a tētahi atu, te reo tautahi, me ngā kupumahi.
Discuss recount texts.
Introduce your students to some of the features of recount texts and give them some examples. For example: past tense expressions, sequencing expressions, third person voice, first-person voice, and verbs.
