17 February - 23 February

Week 3: (17-21st February 2020)

Kia Ora Class. This week we are going to watch the movie ‘Whale Rider.’ We will also discuss the themes of the movie. 

Synopsis of the film:  ‘Whale Rider’

On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.

—berkeley

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298228/plotsummary

Activities:

• Watching the film ‘Whale Rider’

• Discussing the themes of the film.

Resources:

Film: ‘Whale Rider’

https://www.gradesaver.com/the-whale-rider/study-guide/themes

FOCUS: Our Focus this term is ‘Film Study.’ We will learn about Maori World View through the Visual Text (Film) ‘Whale Rider.’ We will study different aspects of Film Making such as Story/Plot,Themes, Characterisation Dialogues, Camera Angles, Camera Shots Camera- Movements, Editing , Music, Sound, Setting and Makeup etc. 

Activities:

• Unfolding Term 1 Context

• Learning about ‘Great Ako’

• Sharing stories about culture & whanau

Big Idea: ‘Turangawaewae: My Place To Stand to in New Zealand.’ 

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

We are exploring... New Zealand’s unique Bi-cultural/Multicultural society.......by discovering the Maori World View

We are exploring... New Zealand’s unique natural environment….. by defining our dynamic relationship with it..

We are exploring... New Zealand’s unique natural environment (people/place) and unique Bi-cultural/Multicultural society.......by watching the movie ‘Whale Rider.’

We are exploring….Film Study (Visual Text).....by observing and analyzing the elements of Film Making (Visual Language) 

We are exploring …. diverse cultural & environmental issues raised in the film by asking questions and in turn developing our own POV in relation to those issues

We are exploring ….Maori World View by establishing the connections between our past and present society.

Success Criteria: (I can/have…)