Whangaparaoa College Whangaparaoa College

Year 8 Māori

8MAORI
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs L. Skinner.

Year 8

Year 8 option Māori is an introductory course into Te Reo Māori. Unlike the full year course, option Māori is based solely on speaking and listening and will aid in the transition to year 9 Māori. Learners are expected to learn the following content; 

 

  • Karakia, Himene and Waiata
  • Kupu Hou (new words)            
  • Descriptive sentence structures 
  • Locational & counting sentence structures 
  • Combo structures (mixing the two above)

 

The main themes for this course are: 

Tōku Kainga – My Home    

Whakapapa and Pepeha - Family     

 

Year 8 option Māori is directed at level 2 & 3 of the curriculum and is specifically focused on Te Reo Māori & Tikanga (Māori language & processes) with follow-on aspects of Matauranga Māori (Māori knowledge).


Learning Areas:

Languages, Māori Studies


Pathway

Year 9 Māori

Career Pathways

Animator/Digital Artist, Actor, Copywriter, Anaesthetist, Archivist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Historian, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Barrister, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Author, Dancer, Tattoo Artist, Midwife, Urban/Regional Planner, Elected Government Representative, Psychologist, Journalist, Graphic Designer



			
					
					Course Contribution and Equipment (this value is only indicative)
										

$20
1x 1B8 Exercise Book
Laptop or device that can access google drive (doc, slides etc).


Disclaimer

Although we aim to enable every learner to have the course that they prefer,  limited places or learning requirements may restrict learners' choices.