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Te Reo Creative Writing

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Te Reo Creative Writing

Māori writing and storytelling illustration

📚 Part 1: Understanding Our Word Types

1. Match each Te Reo word to its correct type:

Tumahi (active words):

atahua (beautiful)

Tuwahi (passive words):

oma (run)

Tuahua (descriptive words):

kitea (seen)

2. Which type of word shows someone doing something?

Tumahi (active words)

Tuwahi (passive words)

Tuahua (descriptive words)

3. Circle the tuahua (descriptive) words in this sentence:

"Ka oma te tamaiti pai ki te moana atahua."

(The good child runs to the beautiful ocean.)

4. Write one example of each word type you know:

Tumahi (active): _______________

Tuwahi (passive): _______________

Tuahua (descriptive): _______________

✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Story

5. Choose your story setting. Where does your story take place?

Te moana (the ocean/beach)

Te ngahere (the forest)

Te kura (the school)

Te kāinga (home)

Other: _______________

6. Plan your story using this story mountain. Write key words and phrases in Te Reo:

Beginning: Who is in your story? Where are they?

Middle: What happens? (Use tumahi words for actions!)

End: How does it finish?

7. List Te Reo words you want to use in your story:

Tumahi (action words): _________________________________

Tuwahi (passive words): _________________________________

Tuahua (describing words): _________________________________

🎨 Part 3: Writing Your Creative Story

8. Write your creative story here. Remember to use tumahi, tuwahi, and tuahua words from Te Reo Māori. Write at least three sentences for each part (beginning, middle, end):

Beginning:

Middle:

End:

9. Self-reflection: Tick the boxes that apply to your story:

I used tumahi (active) words

I used tuwahi (passive) words

I used tuahua (descriptive) words

My story has a clear beginning, middle, and end

I am proud of my word choices

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