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Pākihikura Recount Writing

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Pākihikura Recount Writing

Students fishing and kayaking at Pākihikura ki Tai

🎯 WALT & Success Criteria

WALT: Plan, draft, and write a recount about our experience at Pākihikura ki Tai

Success Criteria - I can:

Write a recount with a clear beginning, middle, and end

Include three events: tying a hook, making fishing line, and kayaking

Use linking time words (first, then, after that, finally)

Use descriptive language about actions, feelings, and environment

Use past tense verbs and correct punctuation

Include some Māori vocabulary or concepts

📝 Planning: Story Map

What happened first? (Tying the hook/matau)
What happened next? (Making the fishing line)
What happened last? (Kayaking/waka)
What were your feelings and thoughts?

🔤 Word Bank & Writing Tools

Sentence Starters:

• First, I... • Then I... • After that, I... • Finally, I... • I felt... • It was...

English Words: hook, fishing line, kayak, paddle, water, excited, nervous, proud, tied, pulled, balanced, steered

Te Reo Māori Words: matau (hook), waka (kayak/canoe), wai (water), Pākihikura ki Tai (place name), kaitiakitanga (guardianship)

Time Words: first, next, then, after that, finally, later, meanwhile, suddenly

Now write your recount draft using your planning:

👥 Peer Feedback Checklist

Partner's Name: _________________

Listen to your partner's recount and tick what you hear:

Did they use time order words?

Did they describe what happened clearly?

Did they include their feelings?

Did they use descriptive language?

Could you picture what happened?

One thing I liked about your recount:
One suggestion to make it even better:

⭐ Extension Activities (Advanced Learners)

1. Rewrite one paragraph from the kayak's perspective. How would the waka tell the story?
2. Add figurative language. Complete these comparisons:

• The water was as ________ as ________

• Tying the hook was like ________

• The kayak moved like a ________

3. Include a whakataukī (Māori proverb) that connects to your experience and explain why:

🌟 Reflection

What did you learn about recount writing today?
What part of the Pākihikura experience was most important to you? Why?

Ka pai tō mahi! Well done on your writing!

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