Matariki Poetry Workshop
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Matariki Poetry Workshop
📚 Part 1: Quick check — Poetic devices
✏️ Part 2: Short answers & planning
Success criteria
- I can write a short poem in te reo Māori that connects to Matariki themes (renewal, connection, navigation).
- I include at least one metaphor and one vivid image.
- I can explain my choice of form and receive/give respectful feedback.
Differentiation strategies
- Provide bilingual word banks and sentence starters for learners needing support.
- Allow oral composition with a scribe or voice-to-text if preferred.
- Challenge advanced learners to use multiple devices (personification, alliteration) or write longer stanzas.
Extension activities
- Create a digital audio recording of your poem with background waiata or taonga pūoro.
- Research a Matariki star (e.g. Waitī, Waitā) and write a poem from that star’s perspective.
🎨 Part 3: Write, illustrate & peer feedback
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