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  • Taonga


    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 individually treasure.  Our context this term is Taonga.  What dos this mean to you?  What is important to you as an individual, a member of a family, community and culture?  While the things we treasure (physical, emotional and spiritual) may appear different, what do they have in common?  Can we create categories for our Taonga?


    Success Criteria: I can identify some of the taonga that are important to me as an individual 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 your taonga similar? Can you make a generalisation about taonga or do we need more information?
    4. Create a page with an image of you in the middle, surrounded by representations of your taonga.

    Homework:
    Discuss with your family taonga. Are there items, places, people, practices etc. that are special to your family?