Māori · C1 · Unit 13
Literature
Ngā tuhinga
By the end you can
- Analyse a text's themes and style
- Discuss the choices an author made
- Understand a literary passage
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| tuhinga auaha | creative writing, literature | Kei te ako ia i ngā tuhinga auaha i te whare wānanga. |
| ngā kaupapa matua | the main themes | Ko te aroha me te whenua ngā kaupapa matua. |
| kāhua | style, form | He māmā te kāhua o tana tuhituhi. |
| mutunga tuwhera | an open ending | He mutunga tuwhera tō te pakimaero. |
| kaipānui | a reader | Ka waiho mā te kaipānui e whakatau. |
| whakaatu | show, depict | Ka whakaatu te kaituhi i te mamae o te whānau. |
| te kōwhiringa a te kaituhi | the author's choice | He aha i pērā ai te kōwhiringa a te kaituhi? |
| whiti | a verse, a stanza | Pānuitia te whiti tuarua. |
| rotarota | a poem | I tuhia e Hone Tuwhare tēnei rotarota. |
| whakamāoritia | be translated into Māori | I whakamāoritia e Pei Te Hurinui Jones ētahi whakaari a Shakespeare. |
| kaiarohaehae | a critic | Kāore te kaiarohaehae i pai ki te pakimaero. |
| kōrero ā-waha | oral literature, the spoken tradition | He nui te kōrero ā-waha i te ao Māori. |
Then talk it through
A literature seminar discussing the ending of a novel. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.