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Tōku Marae Writing

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Tōku Marae Writing

Traditional Māori marae illustration

🗺️ Part 1: Marae Mind Map

1. Create a mind map of your marae. Include physical features and cultural practices you know about.

Think about: wharenui, marae ātea, wharekai, pou, carvings, pōwhiri, karakia, tikanga

2. Choose the most important features from your mind map. Which three would you describe first to someone who has never visited your marae?

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________

✏️ Part 2: Descriptive Writing

3. Use these sentence starters to write about one important feature of your marae:

Sentence starters in te reo Māori:

Ko te ... he ... e ... (The ... is a ... that ...)

He tino hira te ... mō te ... (The ... is very important for ...)

I roto i te ... ka ... (Inside the ... we ...)

Ka whakamahia te ... hei ... (The ... is used for ...)

4. Write a second paragraph describing another important feature of your marae. Remember to explain why it is significant to your whānau and community.
5. Peer Feedback Checklist - Read your partner's writing and tick what they did well:

Used respectful language about the marae

Explained the purpose of marae features clearly

Used descriptive vocabulary

Wrote in clear paragraphs

Helped me understand something new about their marae

6. One suggestion to help improve their writing:

🌟 Part 3: Reflection and Goals

7. What did you learn about your marae while writing today?
8. What writing skill would you like to improve next time? Choose one:

Using more descriptive vocabulary

Writing clearer topic sentences

Adding more cultural details

Organising paragraphs better

Using te reo Māori sentence starters

9. How can writing about your marae help others understand its importance?

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