Term 1: Week 1

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are DEFINING "What is a Treaty?"
• We are EXPLORING why different groups/stakeholders may have wanted a Treaty.
• We are EXPLORING reasons why some rangatira (chiefs) did not sign the Treaty of Waitangi.
• We are EXPLORING the key differences between the Māori and English versions of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• We are EXPLORING why different groups/stakeholders may have wanted a Treaty.
• We are EXPLORING reasons why some rangatira (chiefs) did not sign the Treaty of Waitangi.
• We are RESEARCHING to place ourselves in the wider context of people and places that represent my whakapapa.

Kia ora 7F2.  It is my pleasure to be your   Global Studies  teacher this year.My e-mail address is:  aselagan @mhjc.school.nz

Term One's context is ‘Tūrangawaewae - Where do we stand?” where your transition to Ngahere/Forest Whānau will be supported through our exploration of identity and place through the Māori World View.

Whakataukī: Mā te taiao kia whakapakari tōu oranga  ‘Let nature in, strengthen your well-being.’ 

Authentic Outcomes:  Camp Adair, Performance of the 'Kia Mana Ake' school haka, and personal mihi in Te Reo. 

This week we will sign up to our 7F2 'Google Classroom' page to complete our 'Why do we Celebrate Waitangi Day?' learning activity.  Next week you will learn how to create your own personal mihi.

Google classroom code: 

Activities:

1. Please first complete your Reading Plus InSite test. This should take between 20 and 30 minutes. 
2. Refer to current events articles - 2018 and 2019 Waitangi Day messages (speeches) by Prime Minister Jacinda Adern.  
   Note-taking of key messages from 2019 speech. 
   
   
3. View the video below...  Waitangi - What Really Happened: Part 1  
   
   
4. Open the document in Google Classroom titled, 'Why do we celebrate Waitangi day?'  and record your name and class. 
   
   
5. View video (as a class) 'The Treaty of Waitangi - An Introduction'.
    
   
6. Complete questions 1-3 using the link provided and the information learned from the short video. 
   
   
7. View the A3 hard copy of the Treaty of Waitangi in English, Maori translation, then the Maori version that has been translated into English again.  Discuss. 
   
   
8. Complete the chart on Pg 2, to identify the similarities and differences between the English and Maori versions of the Treaty. Highlight which of the 3 articles are 'the same' or 'different'.
   
   
9. Complete questions 5 & 6 then revise your document, before 'turning in'.
   
   

Please complete any unfinished questions for homework and 'Turn in' your finished document by Monday 10th February.