23 March - 29 March

Good Morning...students. For the next few weeks you will be involved with a group project, where you identify an issue and create change by making a difference.This will link with our context He Waka Eka Noa: how we work together to get through

Context:

He Waka Eke Noa

Activities:

1. Teacher discussion on the various social issues children/ youth are exposed to in New Zealand. See posters on child poverty and bullying. what are your views on this this. Do you think this problem occurs elsewhere in the world. What are the possible reasons why children are affected by 
2. Discussion in class about issues that effect the youth in our society today. Think of possible examples / impacts and consequences to these issues.
3. See video on child poverty as well as bullying at schools.
4. By working in groups of four think of one issue that is of concern to the youth today. Ideas can relate to school bullying, peer pressure, child poverty, social media abuse, etc.
5. Step 1 create a visual plan on what you what to address and how to going to make a difference to get through this problem. This can be a map or a flow chart that alos uses  important vocabulary and pictures. See example on the white board.
6. Step 2: think of the medium which you will present your idea. Example video/ role play of chart/ website.
7. Step 3: research your your idea in depth: definitions / location /statistics/ causes or reasons/ impacts onto the youth/ who supports (family/ school friends/ others)
8. Step 5: create a survey based on this issue and interpret the results( extension lesson)
9. Step 4; introduce effective yet realistic ways to stop/ reduce or resolve this issue
10. present your ideas  as a group in week 9
    

Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

• To understand one social issue that effects the youth in our community today
• create awareness of this issue through role play/ video/ website
• Show ways to stop/reduce and resolve this problem.: Engage with step one and two for this week
  

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• Understood one idea/ social problem that effects the youth in our community
• Bring awareness and to stop/ reduce or resolve this issue.
• Engaged with step one and two for this wee

Resources:
statistics on problems affecting youth in New Zealand/ images/ 

Homework: