:He Whakaaro mai Hinengaro — Imagination
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Approach: Independent  
Focus:  Imaginative writing.  
Resources: 7 pictures.
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Questions/instructions:

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In this activity I want you to choose one picture to write a short story about. It is to be a story where you use your imagination and your own interesting ideas. You will have 15 minutes to write. If there are words you can’t spell, just write them as best you can. The main thing is your story and using your imagination.
You can choose a picture now. If necessary, more than one person can use the same picture.
Each student chooses one picture to write about.
Remember, you have 15 minutes. I’ll let you know when you have 5 minutes left for writing. Write a short story using your imagination and your own interesting ideas.
Allow 15 minutes. Tell students when they have 5 minutes remaining.		 I tënei mahi, ka köwhiri koe kia kotahi te pikitia hei tuhinga körero poto. I tënei tuhinga, me kaha tö whakaoho i tö hinengaro me te whakaaro whakahirahira.Tekau mä rima meneti te wä hei tuhinga mä koutou. Mehemea ka raruraru ki ëtahi tuhinga kupu, kei te pai, tuhia ki täu e möhio ana. Ko te mea nui , ko te whakaputa whakaaro me te whakaaro whakahirahira.
Nä, i näianei, köwhiria he pikitia. Mënä tokorua körua e pirangi ana ki te pikitia kotahi, kei te pai.
Ka köwhiri ia äkonga i tëtahi pikitia.
Me maumahara, tekau mä rima meneti noa iho te wä mahi. Kia rima meneti noa iho e toe ai hei tuhinga, mäku e whakaatu atu. Ko te kaupapa o te mahi nei: he tuhinga körero poto. Me kaha te whakaoho o te hinengaro me te whakaaro whakahirahira!
15 meneti te wä mahi. Kia rima meneti kei te toe, körero atu ki ngä äkonga.

% responses
Ged
MI
Interest and originality:
(impact, humour, ability to capture and hold reader’s attention)
very high level
15
22
good level
46
40
some attempt
37
29
little or none
2
9

Coherence of story/plot:
(introduction, characters, conflict,climax, resolution)
very well developed and sequenced
18
36
good development, missing some elements
50
31
limited development
29
22
not coherent/developed
4
11
Characterisation:
(Is character believable? Is behaviour explained?)
excellent
9
29
good
43
27
moderate
32
31
poor    
16
13

Following writing conventions:
(tense correct, person/verb agreement, etc.)
always or almost always
32
62
at least 50% of time
66
38
weak
2
0
Richness of vocabulary:
strong
27
22
moderate
56
54
weak
17
24
Spelling:
> 97% correct
37
82
90–97% correct
44
16
80–90% correct
18
2
< 80% correct
1
0
 
Total score:
11–13
15
24
8–10
37
29
6–7
19
25
3–5
25
18
0–2
4
4
Commentary:
The results achieved by Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings and students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings were not statistically significantly different.
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