What to do

Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.

Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.

You will select an item from a discipline of Te Ao Haka and perform it from start to finish. Your performance will take place in class.  

Part 1

Select a discipline you would like to perform and choose a specific item from within that discipline. This selection will be done in your class, and you may choose to work in groups. Record what you know about:

  • the key features of your discipline, including possible iwi, hapū, or rohe variations of these key features
  • the origins and contexts of the discipline
  • the narrative of the item you are going to perform.

Look for examples of performances of the discipline that you can watch. This might be live, on TV, or online.

Part 2

Whakaharatau, whakaharatau, whakaharatau! Practise, practise, practise!

Rehearse your performance. Your previous research should give you an understanding of the disciplines, and this should help with your performance.

Practise maintaining energy, commitment, and accuracy throughout the item. Make sure that your narrative is being communicated clearly.

Video record your rehearsals, or ask someone you trust like your kaiako, a friend, whānau member, mentor or kaumātua to observe and provide feedback to help you perform in a way that engages your audience. 

You will select an item from a discipline of Te Ao Haka and perform it from start to finish. Your performance will take place in class.  

Part 1

Select a discipline you would like to perform and choose a specific item from within that discipline. This selection will be done in your class, and you may choose to work in groups. Record what you know about:

  • the key features of your discipline, including possible iwi, hapū, or rohe variations of these key features
  • the origins and contexts of the discipline
  • the narrative of the item you are going to perform.

Look for examples of performances of the discipline that you can watch. This might be live, on TV, or online.

Part 2

Whakaharatau, whakaharatau, whakaharatau! Practise, practise, practise!

Rehearse your performance. Your previous research should give you an understanding of the disciplines, and this should help with your performance.

Practise maintaining energy, commitment, and accuracy throughout the item. Make sure that your narrative is being communicated clearly.

Video record your rehearsals, or ask someone you trust like your kaiako, a friend, whānau member, mentor or kaumātua to observe and provide feedback to help you perform in a way that engages your audience. 

How to present your learning

Perform a complete item from a discipline of Te Ao Haka in a classroom setting. This will be recorded for moderation purposes.  

You will not be assessed for any of the preparation, research, or rehearsals before the assessment itself. The evidence for this Achievement Standard is based solely on your performance.  

Perform a complete item from a discipline of Te Ao Haka in a classroom setting. This will be recorded for moderation purposes.  

You will not be assessed for any of the preparation, research, or rehearsals before the assessment itself. The evidence for this Achievement Standard is based solely on your performance.  

Timeframe

Teacher to provide. 

Teacher to provide. 

Getting started

In this activity, you will need to select a discipline to study, rehearse, and perform.

Disciplines include:

  • mōteatea
  • waiata ā-ringa
  • poi
  • haka, haka wahine
  • whakaeke
  • whakawātea.

You will be performing this discipline from start to finish and with consistent engagement, and should consider:

  • what makes your chosen discipline distinct, how it has developed over time, and how tribal variations influence its style and expression
  • how you will embody the style and unique characteristics of the discipline in your performance
  • what narrative your item is conveying, and how you will communicate this clearly through your chosen discipline
  • how you would like the audience to respond, and what strategies you will use to maintain energy, accuracy, and engagement throughout your performance.

Kupu Māori

Kaumātua – adult, elder, elderly man, elderly woman, old man - a person of status within the whānau. 

In this activity, you will need to select a discipline to study, rehearse, and perform.

Disciplines include:

  • mōteatea
  • waiata ā-ringa
  • poi
  • haka, haka wahine
  • whakaeke
  • whakawātea.

You will be performing this discipline from start to finish and with consistent engagement, and should consider:

  • what makes your chosen discipline distinct, how it has developed over time, and how tribal variations influence its style and expression
  • how you will embody the style and unique characteristics of the discipline in your performance
  • what narrative your item is conveying, and how you will communicate this clearly through your chosen discipline
  • how you would like the audience to respond, and what strategies you will use to maintain energy, accuracy, and engagement throughout your performance.

Kupu Māori

Kaumātua – adult, elder, elderly man, elderly woman, old man - a person of status within the whānau.