The students should be able to reach these Nga Whainga Paetae (Achievement Objectives)

• 8.1 - communicate about certainty and uncertainty, possibility and probability
• 8.2 - develop an argument or point of view with reasons
• 8.3 - recount a series of events to inform, persuade or entertain
• 8.4 - communicate the same information in different ways for different audiences
• 8.5 - respond to selected and adapted texts in Te Reo and Tikanga Maori ( for example, texts from recorded speeches, literature, film, newspapers, magazines, television, video, DVD and radio).