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 submit a piece of work to communicate information, ideas, and opinions using a combination of spoken and written reo Māori. This will relate to the context of the Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition and how this connects to the vitality of the language. 

You will show how well you can: 

  • use a range of language to communicate information, ideas, and opinions related to the context of the Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition 
  • give your thoughts and opinions on how the Ngā Manu Kōrero connects to the vitality of te reo Māori  
  • refer to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past. Referring to future events is optional.   
  • link information, ideas, and opinions cohesively 
  • show logical flow or structure in your chosen format 
  • achieve communication that is not hindered by errors. 

You could cover: 

  • what Ngā Manu Kōrero is and when it started 
  • where and when you can be part of or attend the competition 
  • the imagined profile of a current finalist (who they are, where they come from, how they learnt te reo Māori, etc) 
  • what you or others thought or felt about the competition after viewing, attending, or participating 
  • how this type of event inspires you to pursue te reo. 

You will submit a piece of work to communicate information, ideas, and opinions using a combination of spoken and written reo Māori. This will relate to the context of the Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition and how this connects to the vitality of the language. 

You will show how well you can: 

  • use a range of language to communicate information, ideas, and opinions related to the context of the Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition 
  • give your thoughts and opinions on how the Ngā Manu Kōrero connects to the vitality of te reo Māori  
  • refer to events or experiences in the present, as well as the past. Referring to future events is optional.   
  • link information, ideas, and opinions cohesively 
  • show logical flow or structure in your chosen format 
  • achieve communication that is not hindered by errors. 

You could cover: 

  • what Ngā Manu Kōrero is and when it started 
  • where and when you can be part of or attend the competition 
  • the imagined profile of a current finalist (who they are, where they come from, how they learnt te reo Māori, etc) 
  • what you or others thought or felt about the competition after viewing, attending, or participating 
  • how this type of event inspires you to pursue te reo. 

How to present your learning

You will communicate in spoken and written reo Māori to complete this assessment activity.

To provide sufficient evidence to achieve this standard, your work will include a combination of written and spoken evidence. Examples include:

  • 90-110 words of written evidence and 60 seconds of spoken evidence, or
  • 120-170 words of written evidence and 45 seconds of spoken evidence, or
  • 180-250 words of written evidence and 30 seconds of spoken evidence.

You may draft written scripts to prepare for the spoken part of the assessment. The drafted written scripts will not be assessed.

The spoken and written language content must be complementary to each other - you cannot just read out what is to be submitted as written evidence.

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 series of social media text-based posts and related short videos.

You will not be assessed on the format or technical quality of the piece of work. Only the quality of your language will be assessed.

The language you produce as evidence must be your own work. However, you may draw on:

  • classroom and community experiences
  • reference materials such as class notes
  • textbooks
  • dictionaries.

You may not:

  • copy whole sentences or passages from any source without significant modification
  • use any digital language tools (for example, translators) other than dictionaries
  • have anyone else point out errors, edit, or correct your work before handing it in for assessment.

You will communicate in spoken and written reo Māori to complete this assessment activity.

To provide sufficient evidence to achieve this standard, your work will include a combination of written and spoken evidence. Examples include:

  • 90-110 words of written evidence and 60 seconds of spoken evidence, or
  • 120-170 words of written evidence and 45 seconds of spoken evidence, or
  • 180-250 words of written evidence and 30 seconds of spoken evidence.

You may draft written scripts to prepare for the spoken part of the assessment. The drafted written scripts will not be assessed.

The spoken and written language content must be complementary to each other - you cannot just read out what is to be submitted as written evidence.

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 series of social media text-based posts and related short videos.

You will not be assessed on the format or technical quality of the piece of work. Only the quality of your language will be assessed.

The language you produce as evidence must be your own work. However, you may draw on:

  • classroom and community experiences
  • reference materials such as class notes
  • textbooks
  • dictionaries.

You may not:

  • copy whole sentences or passages from any source without significant modification
  • use any digital language tools (for example, translators) other than dictionaries
  • have anyone else point out errors, edit, or correct your work before handing it in for assessment.

Timeframe

You may work on the technical aspects in your own time. 

Your teacher will provide details of the final submission date and time. 

You may work on the technical aspects in your own time. 

Your teacher will provide details of the final submission date and time. 

Getting started

Before beginning to produce written and spoken reo Māori, think about the range of language you will need to complete this Assessment Activity successfully while keeping in mind the language vitality context you will be communicating about. 

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 past and the present and, if appropriate, the future.  

The evidence you produce should reflect what you have learnt and your current level of ability in te reo Māori. 

Before beginning to produce written and spoken reo Māori, think about the range of language you will need to complete this Assessment Activity successfully while keeping in mind the language vitality context you will be communicating about. 

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 past and the present and, if appropriate, the future.  

The evidence you produce should reflect what you have learnt and your current level of ability in te reo Māori.