Whare Poetry Planning Organiser
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Whare Poetry Planning Organiser
🏠 Instructions
How to use this organiser:
1. Look at your whare from our previous lesson
2. Choose different parts of your whare (wall, door, roof, window)
3. Think about which dimension of Te Whare Tapa Whā each part represents
4. Decide what emotion that part shows
5. Choose a poetic device to make your writing interesting
6. Write a beautiful poetic phrase to describe that part
📚 Te Whare Tapa Whā Reminder
Taha Tinana - Physical wellbeing (body health)
Taha Hinengaro - Mental wellbeing (thoughts and feelings)
Taha Whānau - Social wellbeing (family and friends)
Taha Wairua - Spiritual wellbeing (connection to culture and beliefs)
🎨 Poetic Devices Toolbox
Simile: Comparing using "like" or "as" (e.g., "as bright as sunshine")
Alliteration: Same starting sounds (e.g., "soft, silent snowflakes")
Metaphor: Saying something IS something else (e.g., "My door is a rainbow")
Descriptive words: Vivid adjectives and verbs (e.g., "sparkling", "whispers")
📝 Poetry Planning Table - Part 1
Part of whare: ________________________________
Emotion this part shows: ________________________________
📝 Poetry Planning Table - Part 2
Part of whare: ________________________________
Emotion this part shows: ________________________________
📝 Poetry Planning Table - Part 3
Part of whare: ________________________________
Emotion this part shows: ________________________________
🌟 Sentence Starters to Help You
• The _______ feels like...
• It is as _______ as...
• My _______ whispers...
• The _______ dances like...
• Soft, silent _______...
• My _______ is a _______...
🎭 Extension Activity
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