Plot Profile1

Te Whāinga
This activity helps students to plot the main events of a story and to rate them in order of their excitement.

Ngā Rautaki Whakaaro

Brainstorming, recalling, selecting, organising, evaluating.

He Kupu Matua mō te Mahi

Raupapatanga, tau (calm), ihiihi (exciting), ihiihi rawa atu, ihiihi atu i...

Te Mahi
Students rate the excitement of each main event in a story and then plot these events onto a plot profile grid.
Scaffold this activity by starting with a well-known story that all the students are familiar with and work
through the process of this activity together before you have students work in small groups to complete a
profile of another well-known story.

He Rauemi Tautoko
A copy of the plot profile (Te Raupapatanga o te Paki). See example on next page.

Te Ara Tohutohu
Whole Class

1. After shared reading of the text, discuss and identify the main events of the story.
2. List the main events of the story in order (beginning to end).

3. Rate the excitement of each event (use a 1–10 scale from calm to exciting).

4. Plot these onto the grid and discuss the profile produced.
Group Work

1. After the shared reading of another well-known text, have students form groups of 4.

2. Ask students to identify and list the main events of the story in order.

3. As a group, students rate the excitement of each event (use a 1–10 scale from calm to exciting).
4. Plot these onto the grid. Have each group display their grids.

5. Discuss similarities and differences in the various profiles produced.

1 Adapted from Education Department of Western Australia (1996, p. 102).

Whakaraupapahia ngā mahi
1. E moe ana a Rona me āna tamariki
2. Ka haere a Rona ki te tiki wai

3. Ka tū tuki ngā waewae o Rona

4. Pupū ana te riri o Rona, hahani ki te marama
5. Mau ana te marama ki a Rona
6. Ka toro tōna ringa ki te rākau ngaio, ka mau

7 Ka kumea e te marama, ka tangohia ake a Rona
8. Kei runga a Rona i te marama e noho ana

9. Ka kitea tonutia a Rona
 Te Raupapatanga o te Paki

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