Mānawatia a Matariki - He Aromatawai
He Aromatawai
Mānawatia a Matariki
This is a mock exam for students to demonstrate their understanding of this 8-week unit, Mānawatia a Matariki. This is a summative assessment that covers reading, writing, listening and speaking.
See the “About this resource” box below to download resources:
- Mahere-Ako-16-He-Aromatawai-Māori.pdf
- Mahere-Ako-16-He-Aromatawai-English.pdf
- Mahere-Ako-16-He-Aromatawai.docx
Kawenga Mahi
This is a summative assessment to gauge what students have learned throughout the duration of this 8 week unit. This assessment should take 90 - 120 minutes. This can be an open or closed book assessment, that is up to you. You can also omit any part of this assessment.
The first part of the assessment will be a listening activity. Play the below video of Living By The Stars twice to the exam room. Students will then answer the questions in the workbook.
At the 90 minute mark students will be given their kōrero subject and will have 5 minutes to prepare a 2min kōrero for presentation to the exam room.
Listening Task
Living By The Stars Season 1 - Episode 2 Matariki, He Tohu Mate (youtube.com)
- What does kua whetūrangihia koe mean in relation to Matariki?
- What is the name of the cluster of stars in the shape of a waka? Who is the rangatira of the waka?
- What kāhui whetū is at the kei of the waka?
- In which month does the waka set in the west?
- Explain the meaning of “Matariki whanaungakore, Matariki tohu mate”.
Writing Task
Ngā tohutohu: Kotahi te tuhinga hei whakaoti māu i te reo Māori e pā ana ki TĒTAHI o ngā kaupapa e whai nei.
- Me tuhi koe kia 250 kupu neke atu rānei.
- Whakamahia te mahere whakaaro kei te whārangi 4.
- Kia maha tonu, ā, kia whānui anō hoki ngā momo kupu me ngā momo hanga kōrero.
- Whakaurua atu ōu ake whakaaro, āu ake kaupapa kōrero, kaupapa taunaki rānei.
Kaupapa
- Hautapu: Kua riro māu te hautapu tuatahi a tō whānau e whakahaere. Whakamāramahia te hiranga o te hautapu me te āhua o āu whakamāramatanga ki tō whānau.
- Te Rangi Motuhake o Matariki: Kua tau i tō kura kia kaua e whakanui i a Matariki. Tuhia tētehi reta ki tō tumuaki e whakamārama ana i te take me whakanui a Matariki.
- Matariki: Kōrerohia mai tētehi kōrero rongonui mō Matariki, me waihanga rānei i tāu ake kōrero.
Whakataukī:
Kia rua ngā whakataukī i raro iho nei hei tuhi anō māu i āu ake kupu. Whakamāramahia te tikanga o ngā kupu rerekē i whiri ai koe.
- Matariki Hunga Nui
- Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki
- Matariki whanaunga kore; Matariki tohu mate
- Matariki kāinga kore
- Kua haehae ngā hihi o Matariki
- Ka rere a Matariki, ka wera te hinu.
Reading Task
Students will read the provided excerpt by Hōhepa Tuahine and answer the following questions:
Kupu Hou
Whetē - stare intently, staring fixedly
Mātai - observe, examine, note
Ririki - small
Tīhokahoka - temporary shelter (made with branches stuck in the ground)
Tautauhea - low status person, undignified
Whāereere - mother (of one’s children), wife
Maninohea - disappointment, dissatisfaction
Orokotīmatanga - beginning, starting point, commencement
Kauwaka - vehicle, medium, human medium of a deity or spirit
What did the tohunga use their knowledge of the stars, the sun, the moon and their environment for?
What factors negatively affected Māori way of life, tikanga and Te Reo Māori?
Explain in your own words what this whakataukī means:
- He whare kōkōrangi tīhokahoka, he iwi tautauhea
- He whare kōkōrangi motuhake, he iwi rangatira
Write some examples of te reo o te whare kōkōrangi that pertains to
- Whakanui i te whaimana
- Whakamihi i te tūpāpāku
- Whakaipo i te whāereere
Examples
Whakanui i te whaimana: Me ko Atutahi kei waho i te Mangōroa.
Whakamihi i te tūpāpaku: Koutou ngā mate, kua whetūrangihia koutou.
Whakaipo i te whāereere: Me he ōturu ngā karu.
Speech Task
Give students a selection of topics to choose from for their kōrero tene. Once given a topic, they will have five minutes to prepare a 2 minute speech.
Ngā Kaupapa
- Ngā whetū heri kai o Matariki
- Āe, kāo rānei, tekau mā toru ngā marama o te tau Māori
- He iti pou kapua, ka ngaro, ka huna tini whetū i te rangi
- He aha te wāhi o te karakia i te Hautapu
- Ka rere ngā purapura a Matariki.
Mānawatia a Matariki - Kōpaki Whakaako
This Matariki unit is designed specifically for educators with little to no prior knowledge about Matariki but can also be customised to any level of knowledge of Matariki. The primary goal of this unit is to equip you with all the necessary information and content required to teach this topic succe...
1 of 16He whakaurunga ki a Matariki
This lesson is an introduction to Matariki with special focus on the whakapapa of Matariki.
2 of 16Ngā Whetū o Matariki
This lesson focuses on the individual stars in the Matariki cluster and the domains in which they represent. Students will explore the scientific, cultural, literal and metaphorical understandings for each star.
3 of 16Te Tautoru Nui o Matariki 1
This lesson focuses on students understanding the connection of the maramataka ā-whetū and Matariki.
4 of 16Te Tautoru Nui o Matariki 2
We will be looking at each month of the Māori new year to understand their unique characteristics. What did our ancestors do during these months? What was the environment like during these months? What season does each month fall into and how are these characteristics noted?
5 of 16Whakamoe Tau
This lesson focuses on students understanding the concept of Whakamoe Tau. During Matariki, our ancestors would reflect on the events of the year gone to help plan for the year ahead ensuring prosperity and affluence for the iwi.
6 of 16Ngā whakataukī mō Matariki
Students will learn about whakataukī and use their language skills to decipher the meaning of each whakataukī and then recreate well known whakataukī in their own words.
7 of 16Te Reo o ngā Whetū
Students will read an excerpt from “Te Tāhū o Ranginui Whakatūria Te Whare Kōkōrangi” written by Hōhepa Tuahine in 2015 at the University of Waikato. This thesis is the first academic piece of literature written in te reo Māori on Te Whare Kōkōrangi.
8 of 16Te Rangi Motuhake o Matariki
This lesson looks at the establishment of the official Matariki national holiday. Students will also learn about significant historical events that helped to contribute to the formation of Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Act 2022.
9 of 16Te Pūtake o te Riri
This lesson is a continuation of Te Rangi Motuhake o Matariki and looks at the political achievements that can be accomplished for Māori, for Aotearoa, by one small act.
10 of 16Mānawatia a Matariki - Karakia 1
This lesson focuses on the importance of preparations and karakia in the Hautapu ceremony. Students will watch the first official Matariki public holiday ceremony led by Tā Pou Tēmara, Professor Rangi Matamua and others in Wellington, in 2022.
11 of 16Mānawatia a Matariki - Karakia 2
The following 4 lessons are focussed on preparing students to demonstrate a roleplay Hautapu ceremony at kura. This lesson focuses on the importance of karakia and the important role it plays in our customs and practices like the Hautapu ceremony during Matariki
12 of 16Mānawatia a Matariki - Karakia 3
This lesson focuses on the importance of karakia in the Hautapu ceremony. Students will learn karakia created by Tā Pou Temara, Professor Rangi Mātāmua for use in the Hautapu ceremony during Matariki.
13 of 16Matariki Hunga Nui
This lesson looks at the ‘umu kohukohu whetū’ during Matariki ceremony and the ‘heri kai’ in hākari festivities during Matariki celebrations.
14 of 16Hautapu
This lesson focuses on the entire Hautapu ceremony. Over the past few weeks, students have been learning about the different components of the Hautapu. They will now apply these learnings to a roleplay Hautapu at kura.
15 of 16Kōrero Tene
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the information and topics taught over the 8 weeks of this Matariki unit by impromptu speech.
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About this resource
Wāhanga Ako: Te Reo Māori, Tikanga ā-Iwi
Taumata: Taumata 6, Taumata 7, Taumata 8
Learning Intention: Students will be tested on knowledge that they have gained throughout the duration of this unit.
Kaupapa: Te Mātahi o te Tau Matariki Ahunga Nui
Kohinga: Mānawatia a Matariki