Section outline

  • Kia ora, and welcome to your Global Studies course page for 2020. My name is Miss Wright and I will be your Global Studies teacher this year. This page is where you will be able to find all the necessary information you will require for your Global Studies course. All tasks and assessments will be placed here as well as additional lesson notes and resources. Please make it a habit to check this page at the start of each week, this will ensure that you are aware of any expectations we may have of you at that time.


    Mountains staff really hope that your time here at MHJC will be full of fun and challenging activities that will see you grow as a learner. Enjoy this year and if there are any queries do come and see me or feel free to email me - swright@mhjc.school.nz

    This week in Global Studies we will be learning about what we treasure in Aotearoa.  Our context this term is Taonga.  What dos this mean to you?  What do you identify as treasures or taonga of Aotearoa?  While the things we identify (physical, emotional and spiritual) may appear different, what do they have in common?  Can we create categories for our Taonga?


    Achievement Objectives

    L3

    • Understand how people view and use places differently.

    • Understand how people make decisions about access to and use of resources.



    Success Criteria: I can identify some of the taonga that are important to Aotearoa and explain why they are treasured.

    Activities:


    1. Brainstorm taonga.  
    2. Categorise/group taonga - identify/describe the reasons for the grouping
    3. Share your categorisation with a buddy - what do they notice?  Are your categories similar?  Are the taonga similar? Can you make a generalisation about taonga or do we need more information?
    4. Create a page with an image of Aotearoa in the middle, surrounded by representations of the taonga.

    Homework:
    Choose one of the treasures of Aotearoa you have included on your map and research who it is valued by and why. Write a paragraph to explain your findings.


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING taonga that are important to Aotearoa and explain why they are treasured.
    • We are EXPLORING the significance of culture and identity of New Zealand
    • We are EXPLORING National Identity of New Zealand