Section outline

  • Kia ora 8C2!   Welcome to Week 3 of Term 3. 
    Our learning context  this term is Ultimate Survivor. We will  continue to explore the whakatauki and how they act as anchors in various/difficult situations in our lives.

    • This whakatauki you have already chosen will become your driving force - your inner voice that will make you focus,  march forward, question, reflect and appreciate and take your giftedness and creativity to greater heights.  Allow it to be your life anchor and guide your process.  

    • When doing your Global - English Assessment, remember to include and acknowledge  your whakatauki in the letter.



    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING the whakatauki in the Maori culture.
    • We are EXPLORING the interpretation of the whakatauki.
    • We are EXPLORING how these whakatauki are universal messages.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • find the meanings of the important te reo Maori words and the pronunciation.
    • interpreted my chosen whakatauki and written a paragraph explanation of it.

    Activities:

    1. Use the online Maori Dictionary to find the meaning and pronunciation of words.

    2. Write an interpretation of the whakatauki and explain how you see it relevant to your/our lives. How are you going to apply this whakatauki to your life?

    3. Complete the writing task :

    Our context this term is ‘Ultimate Survivor’. For today’s session, students will create a story of survival.

    Imagine you went on a 2-day tramp with a group of friends. Somehow, on the second day, you get separated from your friends and get lost. Your friends return home and inform  the police about your disappearance. The rescue search party starts looking for you but it takes 3 days before they find you. What was to be a 2-day trip became a 4-day one. 

    Upon returning home, a week later, you appear on Seven Sharp to share your experience and maybe be a source of inspiration to future young trampers.

    HOW DID YOU SURVIVE THIS ORDEAL? 

    • Plan 

    • Write (use your English book)

    • Can you also a map of the place?