Maori 2003

	: Te Toa me te Höia — Warriors and Soldiers

Approach: One to one

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Focus: Students can identify and describe the features and meanings of sculptures.

Resources: 2 pictures: carved Mäori warrior, war memorial soldier.

He whakatau kupu: whakapakoko = statue/sculpture

Questions/instructions:

Anei ngä pikitia e rua o ëtahi whakapakoko. Äta whakaarohia te take i hangaia ai ënei whakapakoko e rua.

Whakaaturia ngä pikitia e rua, taha ki te taha.

I’m going to show you two pictures of sculptures, and I want you to think about why they were made.

Show the two pictures alongside each other.

% responses

Titiro ki te pikitia o te whakairo Mäori.

1. Mäu e pupuri te pikitia kia kore au e kite. Whakamäramahia mai te ähua o te whakairo. He pëhea nei te ähua, he aha hoki ëtahi tino ähuatanga?
2. He körero kei roto i te whakairo nei. He aha te körero e kite ana koe – he aha ngä whakaaro ka puta ki töu hinengaro?
3. Ko wai tëtahi ingoa e hängai ana mö te whakairo nei?

Let’s start with the picture showing a carving of a Mäori warrior.

1. You hold the picture so that I can’t see it, then try to describe the carving as best you can. Tell me all about what it looks like, and its special features.
2. This carving was made to tell a story. What story does it tell you — or what ideas does it make you think of?
3. What do you think would be a good name or title for this sculpture?

Features mentioned:

7 or more

4–6

2–3

0/no relevant features

Elaboration of descriptions:

rich elaboration on several features

rich elaboration on 1 or 2 features

little elaboration

no elaboration

Response to the story, meaning or ideas in the sculpture:

elaborated story linked to features of the carving

simple idea or story

no story or idea given

Titiro ki te pikitia o te höia.

4. Mäu e pupuri te pikitia kia kore au e kite. Whakamäramahia mai te ähua o te whakapakoko. He pëhea nei te ähua, he aha hoki ëtahi tino ähuatanga?
5. He körero kei roto i te whakapakoko nei. He aha te körero e kite ana koe – he aha ngä whakaaro ka puta ki töu hinengaro?
6. Ko wai tëtahi ingoa e hängai ana mö te whakapakoko nei?

Now let’s look at the picture of the soldier.

4. Now I want you to hold the picture so that I can’t see it, then describe this sculpture as best you can. Tell me all about what it looks like, and its special features.
5. This sculpture was made to tell a story. What story does it tell you — or what ideas does it make you think of?
6. What do you think would be a good name or title for this sculpture?