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  • Kāore te kūmara e kōrero mo tōna ake reka.

    The kūmara does not speak of his own sweetness.

    Kia ora. I am looking forward to you sharing your group static images today - it was really interesting to see how diverse your self-selected small groups were and the commonality of your experiences.  This is certainly not true of every school or every town in Aotearoa.  This week we are going to create a brick wall with your experiences.


    Achievement Objectives:

        • understand how cultural interaction impacts on cultures and societies; 
        • understand that people move between places which has consequences for the people and the places; and 
        • understand how the ideas and actions of people in the past have had a significant impact in shaping people’s lives and identities in Aotearoa New Zealand’s developing society.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

          • Explain how and why cultures interact;
          • Identify ways in which individuals influence the nature of cultural interaction;
          • Give examples of cultural interaction in New Zealand’s past and present;

    Activities:

    1. Identify all the situations and ways in which members in your small group have interacted with people from another cultural group.  Conduct a think, pair, share activity and then as a class create a  brick wall that represents their experiences of cultural interaction (Template on google classroom - one brick per group member) One person from each group needs to print out the sheet with the three bricks.

    2. Read the following excerpt from a recent refugee to New Zealand; 


    From Refugees Global Issues Edition 17, pg 7

    I am very happy to be here. The day I entered New Zealand was like a rebirth for me. It was kind of hard at first because I couldn’t speak English. School was particularly hard because the language, culture and manners are all so different here. It took me ages to adjust.

    I was teased at school about war and where I had came from. It would be helpful if kids could be more open-minded about where we’ve come from and what we’ve faced. Refugees should be made to get an education and to upskill. Most of us are dropping out of school and working at Pak n Save. Increasing our skills improves our sense of self worth and through achieving we can prove to the government that we are thankful to be here.

    Martin, 18, Assyrian refugee


    3. Discuss the issues this quote raises about cultural interaction in New Zealand with your group.  What would Martin write on his brick?.



    Homework:
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    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on a wave of migration that has a personal relevance or interest to us and identifying how th migration has impacted on New Zealand's cultural identity