Year 9 Māori

Year 9

Year 9 option Māori is for some, an introductory course into Te Reo Māori but for most, an extension into conversational Te Reo Māori. Learners are expected to learn the following content;

Recap all of year 8 curriculum Māori with an emphasis on:

• Kupu Hou (new words)
• Extension of descriptive sentence structures
• Extensions of locational & counting sentence structures
• Combo structures (mixing the two above).

The main themes for this course are:

Tōku Kainga – My Home

Tōku Whānau - My Family

Tōku Hāpori – My community

Year 9 option Māori is directed at level 3 & 4 of the curriculum and is specifically focused on Te Reo Māori & Tikanga (Māori language & processes) with follow on aspects of Matauranga Māori (Māori knowledge).