Samoan Ava Storytelling

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📚 Part 1: Knowledge check & Success Criteria

WALT: We are learning to understand the cultural importance of storytelling in the Samoan Ava ceremony and identify key storytelling features.

1. What is the Ava ceremony most commonly associated with?

A formal greeting and gift exchange

A communal preparation and sharing of kava (Ava)

A cooking competition

A boat-building ritual

2. Check all features of Samoan storytelling that you heard about in the lesson:

Oral tradition — stories passed by word of mouth

Use of gestures and body language

Heavy reliance on written scripts

Repetition and call-and-response

3. Match each storytelling element (left) with its example (right). Draw lines to match.

Characters

Gesture

Repetition

Repeated phrase for emphasis

Movements to show respect or feeling

People who take part in the story

4. Success criteria — write two things you should be able to do by the end of this lesson:

✏️ Part 2: Plan, Present & Reflect

Differentiation: If you need support, use sentence stems or plan with a partner. Advanced learners: include a Samoan proverb or more symbolism in your story.

Extension activity: Add a short Samoan phrase (with meaning) or create a call-and-response line for your story.

5. Story plan — in 4 short notes, write your characters, setting, one key event, and the cultural meaning you want to show:

6. Add one gesture and one Samoan word or phrase you will use. Explain why you chose them:

7. Draw a simple stage layout or sketch the gesture you will use during your telling:

8. Peer feedback reflection: after listening to a partner, write one thing you liked and one suggestion they could try next time:

Samoan Ava Storytelling

Samoan Ava Storytelling

📚 Part 1: Knowledge check & Success Criteria

✏️ Part 2: Plan, Present & Reflect

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