Narrative Guided Writing

In class I have been learning about narrative writing. This is what I did with my writing group.

Kataraina, I look forward to your independent narrative. You know the structure of narratives.

Kupe’s voyage.

Orientation

One day in Te Moana a Nui a Kiwa on the island of Hawaiki there lived a man named Kupe. The island was small and the Village was cramped. Lush tropical trees covered the island. Standing on the golden sand, with his mere firmly in his hands, Kupe surveyed the empty ocean. The ocean karangatia to Kupe.

Problem

“This island is too cramped, there isn't enough food for us,” Kupe said to 

Ngahue. “Ae! Te wheke is eating all the kai,” replied Ngahue. Te wheke was a monstrous kai eating octopus, with slimy tentacles. “We need to kill Te wheke.” growled Kupe, “Ae!” everyone yelled, “we need to kill Te wheke.” The next morning, Kupe and Hine-Te-Aparangi set to hunt Te wheke.

Climax

Weeks had gone by as the warriors chased Te wheke, with storms and towering waves as they sailed to find Te wheke. The chase was hard as the rain pelted down and the wind rocked Matawhaorua back and forth like a swing. Raging with anger as Te wheke ate their food. The warriors kept getting more hungrier by the hour. “Our people are getting hungry,” Ngahue said, “we need to kill Te wheke.”

Solution

Finally, Kupe came up with a solution. “Let’s trap that cheeky wheke in the cave.” With hooks and bait on the lines they waited for Te wheke to come out of the cave. Later, that night as Te wheke was swimming around Kupe threw the calabashes into the water and Te wheke got distracted and went over to the calabashes thinking it was one of Kupe’s men, then Kupe leant over the side of his boat and hit him with his mere. Then Kupe and his warriors caught some kai moana. Kupe, his warriors and their people were so hungry that they ate it like a lion.