AS 91778 · 3 credits · Internal
Analysing primary texts
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This standard asks you to analyse historical Māori texts from the 1800s and early 1900s, looking closely at how Māori words, translated European words, and writing conventions have been used and developed over time. You'll need to carefully pick apart these texts, identify the techniques and language patterns used, and explain how the ideas and language of Europeans have been adapted and expressed in Māori.
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What you actually do
- ·Collect and identify specific examples of Māori words borrowed from Pākehā and Pākehā words that Māori have translated or adapted
- ·Examine the historical texts closely to spot and describe the writing conventions and language techniques used
- ·Explain how European ideas and concepts were translated and made sense of in Māori language
- ·Analyse what the patterns in the text show about how Māori language and writing conventions developed during this period
- ·Support your analysis with specific evidence and examples from the texts you've studied
AAchieved
You identify writing conventions and examples of Māori and translated words from the historical texts, and you can describe what they show about language development.
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