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 may use this Assessment Activity if you have chosen to submit a combination of spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa evidence for assessment against this Achievement Standard.
You will submit a piece of work to communicate information, ideas, and opinions using a combination of spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa. This will centre around an experience you had related to a Samoan cultural context. This can include online experiences such as watching videos.
Examples of a Samoan cultural context include:
- a Samoan performing arts festival (Polyfest, Pasifika Festival, or school culture festival)
- Samoan Language Week
- a Samoan exhibition
- learning about or playing kilikiti
- learning about or participating in a Samoan artform or craft, for example, weaving fine mats, siapo (bark cloth) design.
You will show how well you can:
- communicate information, ideas, and opinions to others
- use relevant language to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a Samoan cultural context
- refer to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past or future
- link information, ideas, and opinions cohesively
- build on information, ideas, and opinions that are expressed
- show logical flow or structure in your chosen format
- achieve communication that is not hindered by inconsistencies.
You could cover:
- when and where you had this experience
- what it was about
- who was there, and what people did
- how you felt about the experience
- what you learnt from the experience
- another cultural experience you want to participate in or learn about in the future.
You may use this Assessment Activity if you have chosen to submit a combination of spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa evidence for assessment against this Achievement Standard.
You will submit a piece of work to communicate information, ideas, and opinions using a combination of spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa. This will centre around an experience you had related to a Samoan cultural context. This can include online experiences such as watching videos.
Examples of a Samoan cultural context include:
- a Samoan performing arts festival (Polyfest, Pasifika Festival, or school culture festival)
- Samoan Language Week
- a Samoan exhibition
- learning about or playing kilikiti
- learning about or participating in a Samoan artform or craft, for example, weaving fine mats, siapo (bark cloth) design.
You will show how well you can:
- communicate information, ideas, and opinions to others
- use relevant language to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a Samoan cultural context
- refer to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past or future
- link information, ideas, and opinions cohesively
- build on information, ideas, and opinions that are expressed
- show logical flow or structure in your chosen format
- achieve communication that is not hindered by inconsistencies.
You could cover:
- when and where you had this experience
- what it was about
- who was there, and what people did
- how you felt about the experience
- what you learnt from the experience
- another cultural experience you want to participate in or learn about in the future.
How to present your learning
You will communicate in both spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa to complete this Assessment Activity.
To provide sufficient evidence to achieve this Standard, your work will include a combination of spoken and written evidence. Examples include:
- 60 seconds of spoken evidence and 90-105 words of written evidence, or
- 45 seconds of spoken evidence and 150-200 words of written evidence, or
- 30 seconds of spoken evidence and 210-280 words of written evidence.
The spoken and written language content must be complementary to each other, for example, a piece of work about a guided house tour could include a map with written descriptions for each room.
You can show your work in a wide range of possible formats. Examples include:
- a vlog or video with complementary written information
- a slideshow with voiceover
- a digital or paper-based scrapbook or storyboard with complementary spoken information.
You will not be assessed on the format or technical quality of your piece of work. Only the quality of your language will be assessed.
The language you produce as evidence must be your own work. However, while creating your piece of work, you may draw on language resources such as:
- reference materials including class notes
- textbooks
- dictionaries.
You may:
- draft written scripts, which will not be assessed, in preparation for the spoken section of your assessment
- edit your recording prior to submission.
You may not:
- copy whole sentences or passages from any source without significant modification
- use any digital language tools (for example, artificial intelligence (AI) or translators)
- have anyone else point out linguistic errors, or correct the content of your work, before editing and handing it in for assessment.
You will communicate in both spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa to complete this Assessment Activity.
To provide sufficient evidence to achieve this Standard, your work will include a combination of spoken and written evidence. Examples include:
- 60 seconds of spoken evidence and 90-105 words of written evidence, or
- 45 seconds of spoken evidence and 150-200 words of written evidence, or
- 30 seconds of spoken evidence and 210-280 words of written evidence.
The spoken and written language content must be complementary to each other, for example, a piece of work about a guided house tour could include a map with written descriptions for each room.
You can show your work in a wide range of possible formats. Examples include:
- a vlog or video with complementary written information
- a slideshow with voiceover
- a digital or paper-based scrapbook or storyboard with complementary spoken information.
You will not be assessed on the format or technical quality of your piece of work. Only the quality of your language will be assessed.
The language you produce as evidence must be your own work. However, while creating your piece of work, you may draw on language resources such as:
- reference materials including class notes
- textbooks
- dictionaries.
You may:
- draft written scripts, which will not be assessed, in preparation for the spoken section of your assessment
- edit your recording prior to submission.
You may not:
- copy whole sentences or passages from any source without significant modification
- use any digital language tools (for example, artificial intelligence (AI) or translators)
- have anyone else point out linguistic errors, or correct the content of your work, before editing and handing it in for assessment.
Timeframe
You will have 4-6 hours to prepare and produce the language content for this assessment.
Your teacher will provide details of the final submission date and time.
You will have 4-6 hours to prepare and produce the language content for this assessment.
Your teacher will provide details of the final submission date and time.
Getting started
This Assessment Activity assesses your ability to use Gagana Sāmoa to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a Samoan cultural context.
Before you start, think about the range of language you need to complete the Assessment Activity successfully.
Revise vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures you have covered in your classes. Make sure you know how to produce language which refers to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past or future.
The evidence you produce should reflect what you have learnt and your current level of ability in Gagana Sāmoa.
This Assessment Activity assesses your ability to use Gagana Sāmoa to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a Samoan cultural context.
Before you start, think about the range of language you need to complete the Assessment Activity successfully.
Revise vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures you have covered in your classes. Make sure you know how to produce language which refers to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past or future.
The evidence you produce should reflect what you have learnt and your current level of ability in Gagana Sāmoa.
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 may use this Assessment Activity if you have chosen to submit a combination of spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa evidence for assessment against this Achievement Standard.
You will submit a piece of work to communicate information, ideas, and opinions using a combination of spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa. This will centre around an experience you had related to a Samoan cultural context. This can include online experiences such as watching videos.
Examples of a Samoan cultural context include:
- a Samoan performing arts festival (Polyfest, Pasifika Festival, or school culture festival)
- Samoan Language Week
- a Samoan exhibition
- learning about or playing kilikiti
- learning about or participating in a Samoan artform or craft, for example, weaving fine mats, siapo (bark cloth) design.
You will show how well you can:
- communicate information, ideas, and opinions to others
- use relevant language to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a Samoan cultural context
- refer to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past or future
- link information, ideas, and opinions cohesively
- build on information, ideas, and opinions that are expressed
- show logical flow or structure in your chosen format
- achieve communication that is not hindered by inconsistencies.
You could cover:
- when and where you had this experience
- what it was about
- who was there, and what people did
- how you felt about the experience
- what you learnt from the experience
- another cultural experience you want to participate in or learn about in the future.
You may use this Assessment Activity if you have chosen to submit a combination of spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa evidence for assessment against this Achievement Standard.
You will submit a piece of work to communicate information, ideas, and opinions using a combination of spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa. This will centre around an experience you had related to a Samoan cultural context. This can include online experiences such as watching videos.
Examples of a Samoan cultural context include:
- a Samoan performing arts festival (Polyfest, Pasifika Festival, or school culture festival)
- Samoan Language Week
- a Samoan exhibition
- learning about or playing kilikiti
- learning about or participating in a Samoan artform or craft, for example, weaving fine mats, siapo (bark cloth) design.
You will show how well you can:
- communicate information, ideas, and opinions to others
- use relevant language to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a Samoan cultural context
- refer to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past or future
- link information, ideas, and opinions cohesively
- build on information, ideas, and opinions that are expressed
- show logical flow or structure in your chosen format
- achieve communication that is not hindered by inconsistencies.
You could cover:
- when and where you had this experience
- what it was about
- who was there, and what people did
- how you felt about the experience
- what you learnt from the experience
- another cultural experience you want to participate in or learn about in the future.
How to present your learning
You will communicate in both spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa to complete this Assessment Activity.
To provide sufficient evidence to achieve this Standard, your work will include a combination of spoken and written evidence. Examples include:
- 60 seconds of spoken evidence and 90-105 words of written evidence, or
- 45 seconds of spoken evidence and 150-200 words of written evidence, or
- 30 seconds of spoken evidence and 210-280 words of written evidence.
The spoken and written language content must be complementary to each other, for example, a piece of work about a guided house tour could include a map with written descriptions for each room.
You can show your work in a wide range of possible formats. Examples include:
- a vlog or video with complementary written information
- a slideshow with voiceover
- a digital or paper-based scrapbook or storyboard with complementary spoken information.
You will not be assessed on the format or technical quality of your piece of work. Only the quality of your language will be assessed.
The language you produce as evidence must be your own work. However, while creating your piece of work, you may draw on language resources such as:
- reference materials including class notes
- textbooks
- dictionaries.
You may:
- draft written scripts, which will not be assessed, in preparation for the spoken section of your assessment
- edit your recording prior to submission.
You may not:
- copy whole sentences or passages from any source without significant modification
- use any digital language tools (for example, artificial intelligence (AI) or translators)
- have anyone else point out linguistic errors, or correct the content of your work, before editing and handing it in for assessment.
You will communicate in both spoken and written Gagana Sāmoa to complete this Assessment Activity.
To provide sufficient evidence to achieve this Standard, your work will include a combination of spoken and written evidence. Examples include:
- 60 seconds of spoken evidence and 90-105 words of written evidence, or
- 45 seconds of spoken evidence and 150-200 words of written evidence, or
- 30 seconds of spoken evidence and 210-280 words of written evidence.
The spoken and written language content must be complementary to each other, for example, a piece of work about a guided house tour could include a map with written descriptions for each room.
You can show your work in a wide range of possible formats. Examples include:
- a vlog or video with complementary written information
- a slideshow with voiceover
- a digital or paper-based scrapbook or storyboard with complementary spoken information.
You will not be assessed on the format or technical quality of your piece of work. Only the quality of your language will be assessed.
The language you produce as evidence must be your own work. However, while creating your piece of work, you may draw on language resources such as:
- reference materials including class notes
- textbooks
- dictionaries.
You may:
- draft written scripts, which will not be assessed, in preparation for the spoken section of your assessment
- edit your recording prior to submission.
You may not:
- copy whole sentences or passages from any source without significant modification
- use any digital language tools (for example, artificial intelligence (AI) or translators)
- have anyone else point out linguistic errors, or correct the content of your work, before editing and handing it in for assessment.
Timeframe
You will have 4-6 hours to prepare and produce the language content for this assessment.
Your teacher will provide details of the final submission date and time.
You will have 4-6 hours to prepare and produce the language content for this assessment.
Your teacher will provide details of the final submission date and time.
Getting started
This Assessment Activity assesses your ability to use Gagana Sāmoa to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a Samoan cultural context.
Before you start, think about the range of language you need to complete the Assessment Activity successfully.
Revise vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures you have covered in your classes. Make sure you know how to produce language which refers to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past or future.
The evidence you produce should reflect what you have learnt and your current level of ability in Gagana Sāmoa.
This Assessment Activity assesses your ability to use Gagana Sāmoa to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a Samoan cultural context.
Before you start, think about the range of language you need to complete the Assessment Activity successfully.
Revise vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures you have covered in your classes. Make sure you know how to produce language which refers to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past or future.
The evidence you produce should reflect what you have learnt and your current level of ability in Gagana Sāmoa.