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  • 1: Starting out
    • Where Do I Come From?
    • Long Walk to Forever
    • Greensleeves
    • I Am the Secret Footballer
    • An Introduction to Poetry
    • Writing a Persuasive Essay
    • The Palmist
    • From Film to Literature - Billy Elliot
  • 2: Globally Speaking
    • A Global Language
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    • Divided by a Common Language
    • Running with the Ball / The All Blacks
    • Life of Pi
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    • A Red, Red Rose
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    • The Luncheon
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    • Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
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    • Mankind on the Move
    • Sonny's Lettah
    • Native Americans / The Pechanga Teach ...
    • The Man to Send Rain Clouds
    • The Homecoming
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    • Whale Rider / Ta Moko
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Whale Rider / Ta Moko


Whale Rider-Ta Moko

Textbook Tasks

  • Improve your language
  • Which animal where?
  • Links to textbook task about the Maori

Extra Tasks

  • Maori-English words
  • Listen and present
  • New Zealand quiz

Listening

  • Listening comprehension: Ta Moko
  • Quiz: Moko

Visual Material

  • Comparing indigenous peoples (slides)

Going Further

  • Web teaser: Whale Rider
  • The Maori of Aotearoa (comprehensive text)

Links

  • Biography of Witi Ihimaera

    http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/ihimaerawiti.html
    (bookcouncil.org.nz)
  • Facts about New Zealand

    http://www.newzealand.com/ie/facts/
    (newzealand.com)
  • Maorie people today

    http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Maori.html
    (everyculture.com)
  • Official Maori website

    http://www.maori.org.nz/
    (maori.org.nz)
  • Timeline New Zealand (BBC News)

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15370160
    (bbc.co.uk)
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