Clarification details
Updated February 2017. This document has been updated in its entirety to address new issues that have arisen from moderation.
Evidence requirements
A minimum of two tasks are required for the standard. 600 words is the suggested guideline across the written evidence. When assessing for a grade, the teacher needs to ensure that the student is working consciously and reasonably consistently at the level rather than accidentally and occasionally. The two pieces are not assessed separately but rather as one whole body of work.
If one piece of evidence is throwing doubt on the grade as it is weaker than the other piece, (e.g. one piece meets the criteria for Excellence, while the other meets the Achieved criteria) it may be that the student should re-work the Achieved evidence or submit a further piece of crafted writing evidence to ensure consistency. All criteria of a grade need to be met in order for that grade to be awarded.
Whakawhanake whakaaro
At this level, students are required to express and develop ideas. Ideas may include facts, opinions, information or arguments.
Development includes building on ideas by adding comments, explanation, details or examples appropriate to the selected text type, for example 鈥業 te taenga mai o Tauiwi ki Aotearoa ka timata te hinga o te reo M膩ori. N膩 te mea k膩ore e taea e r膩tou te tauwh膩inga i ng膩 P膩keh膩, 膩, ka piki ake te nama o ng膩 P膩keh膩 i te nama o ng膩 M膩ori鈥�.
Justify means to give an explanation or reason for an opinion expressed, for example 鈥楾ino whakaae au ki te whakapae. Tuatahi, ahakoa k膩ore ng膩 tangata e matua m艒hio ki t艒 t膩tou reo rangatira, nanao r膩tou i ng膩 k艒rero o ng膩 tipuna, 膩, ko te take, kia a au, ko te t膩 moko he waitohu e whakaatuhia ko wai koe, no hea koe鈥�.
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The purpose of the writing should be evident to the reader. The format needs to reflect the conventions of the selected text type. For example, a persuasive essay will have an introduction that clearly states the writer鈥檚 position or opinion, a structured argument and a conclusion that links back to the introductory statements.
In a pakiwaitara, this includes a setting, characters/s, plot and a resolution or the main point of the story.
Students need to show they can use language to entertain and persuade as well as to inform. Recounting a legend, listing biographical details, or giving factual information on a topic may not enable students to meet the curriculum requirement without some evidence of reflection, analysis, evaluation, or creativity.