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Title / Write expressively in Vagahau Niue
Level / 3 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to write expressively in Vagahau Niue to achieve a particular purpose, and process a draft piece of expressive writing to publication standard.
Classification / Languages > Vagahau Niue
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Definitions
Vagahau Niue refers to the language of Niue. This unit standard involves written Vagahau Niue;
Context refers to communicative situations, topics and settings appropriate to written Vagahau Niue;
Particular purpose refers to the creative use of language, which could include narrating, describing, and persuading;
Publication standard refers to a standard of writing that is of a level of presentation and accuracy that may be displayed or presented to the public.
2Evidence required for this unit standard is at least one piece of expressive writing of a minimum length of 250 words, in Vagahau Niue. Examples of expressive writing are – description, story, poem, script, advertising copy, sermon.
3Endorsement of village language variation may be conducted by pulotu, village or community appointed experts.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Write expressively in complex Vagahau Niue to achieve a particular purpose.
Evidence requirements
1.1The expressive writing meets the purpose of the task.
1.2Ideas are expressed by the use of a variety of vocabulary and language structures authentic to the context and situation.
Outcome 2
Process a draft piece of expressive writing to publication standard.
Evidence requirements
2.1The writing process is demonstrated in successive drafts.
2.2Results of editing are evident in the final product to publication standard.
Replacement information / This unit standard, unit standard 19830 and unit standard 19831 were replaced by unit standard 29707.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 26 August 2003 / 31 December 2014
Rollover / 2 / 21 May 2010 / 31 December 2014
Review / 3 / 12 December 2013 / 31 December 2020
Review / 4 / 17 November 2016 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0226
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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