Marlborough Boys’ College

NCEA L3 Te Ao Haka

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Whaea D. Day.

Recommended Prior Learning

Kapa Haka member; Te Ao Haka L2

At Level 8, ākonga refine their analysis of Te Ao Haka and their performance abilities. You become more confident to effectively express narrative and embody narrative meanings in your performance, learning about the influence of time, space and context on performance. A willingness to engage with te reo Māori narratives in te reo Māori or via translation is important to achieving success in this course. Ākonga explore the connections between Te Ao Haka disciplines, mātauranga Māori and the life skills Te Ao Haka develops in performers looking at the benefits for themselves, others, and Te Ao Māori. Year 13 ākonga will develop leadership skills and become effective tuākana in the multi-year NCEA Te Ao Haka class. The course is likely to be multi-level with NCEA 1 & 2 ākonga.

Course Overview

Term 1
My Te Ao Haka journey - life skills have I developed through my engagement with Te Ao Haka.
Mātauranga Māori and Te Ao Haka
Giving expression to Māori narratives - key features & elements
Reviewing and extending knowledge of the main disciplines - haka, waiata ā-ringa, poi, mōteatea, whakaeke, whakawātea

Term 2
The importance of context
Revision of Te Ao Haka key features
Focused work on discipline of choice and categories (types)
Preparing two items from two different disciplines

Term 3
Review of Elements
Embodying narratives
Interviewing Skills
Analysis of key Te Ao Haka roles

Term 4
Revision
End of year performances

Learning Areas:

Year 13 (NCEA Level 3), Te Ao Māori

Detailed Course Outline

Assessment Information

UE Literacy Credits are available through Te Ao Haka NCEA 3.

At Level 3 students will refine their performance skills and deepen their understanding of their own experience within Te Ao Haka. This is reflected in the evaluative and performance-focused nature of the standards.

3.1 Reflect on a personal learning journey in a Te Ao Haka discipline
Students will understand their perspective as an observer of performance and contribute their own knowledge and whakaaro, which has developed over time, to the art form. Students also have the opportunity to reflect upon their journey and advocate for te ao Māori through Te Ao Haka, in understanding how tikanga makes Te Ao Haka uniquely Māori.

3.2 Perform three categories within a discipline of Te Ao Haka
Students will further explore and refine their performance skills in a distinctly Māori art form. Students will also show their understanding of narrative and how they can express themselves through profound understanding of context and narrative to tell an emotive story.

3.3 Perform two Te Ao Haka disciplines
This standard allows students to draw upon their learning to give a sustained performance piece focusing on expression and style, tikanga, and technical proficiency. Students will also show their understanding of narrative.

3.4 Demonstrate understanding of a key role within Te Ao Haka
Students will show how they have developed their key competencies and dispositions which progress towards understanding roles within Te Ao Haka, including leadership. Students will explore and analyse the leadership roles which exist within Te Ao Haka, and their significance to the overall group.

Ākonga can achieve the following 20 credits at Level 3 Te Ao Haka. All standards at Level 3 are Achievement Standards and have been written with Achievement, Merit and Excellence criteria. The introduction of graded criteria allows for course endorsement and contributes towards qualification endorsement. Ākonga may also complete Māori Performing Arts Unit Standards.