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This standard asks you to write a play or dialogue piece (a dramatic text) in te reo Māori. You need to make sure the plot fits the topic you've chosen, and you should use literary devices (like proverbs, metaphors, or characterisation) that help bring the characters' inner feelings and thoughts to life on stage.
What to do, grades and common mistakes
What you actually do
- ·Write a complete play or dialogue script that works as a piece of drama
- ·Make the plot (the main storyline) match and develop the topic or context you've chosen
- ·Use literary devices—like proverbs, metaphors, whakataukī, or character development—that make the characters' inner emotions and thoughts clear to the audience
- ·Ensure your language choices and dramatic techniques reinforce the feeling and meaning of your piece
AAchieved
You write a clear dramatic text where the plot fits your chosen context, and you use some literary devices to show what the characters are thinking and feeling.
MMerit
Your dramatic writing is well-constructed with a plot that clearly carries your chosen topic, and your literary devices deliberately work together to make the characters' inner lives visible and meaningful.