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This standard asks you to study one type of traditional or formal Māori language (like karakia, waiata tangi, mōteatea, or tauparapara) and explain its features and conventions in detail. You need to identify key characteristics of your chosen form, use specific examples from texts to support your explanations, and discuss the author's purpose and the effect on the audience.
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What you actually do
- ·Identify and explain the key features and conventions of one form of recitative language (such as karakia, waiata tangi, mōteatea, or tauparapara)
- ·Find specific examples from texts that demonstrate these features and conventions
- ·Discuss the purpose and effect of these features on the reader or listener
- ·Compare features and conventions across different text examples to show patterns
- ·Analyse the author's intent and how the language choices create meaning
AAchieved
You identify and explain the main features and conventions of your chosen recitative language form, with examples from texts to support your points.
MMerit
You carefully compare features and conventions across different examples, discuss the author's purpose in using these techniques, and explain how they affect the audience.