10 May - 16 May

Kia ora...students and welcome to week 2. For this week will will explore and research the population dynamics of New Zealand. This will gives us insight that the cultural identity in NZ is diverse and changing due to various socio- economic factors, that ww will investigate.

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• I have understood key terminology such as immigration, diversity, multiculturalism, melting pot, assimilation. laws, embracing and discrimination.
• I have research the reasons why people leave their country of origin to live in New Zealand
• I have observed and understood that the cultural identity of my classmates are reflective of the diversity of people that live in NZ
• I have researched the data that shows the population types in NZ, according to regions.
• I have drew conclusions on whether the cultural identity in NZ, is well embraced or suffers through some from of discrimination
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Activities:

1. Research the definitions of the various vocabulary:immigration, diversity, multiculturalism, melting pot, assimilation. laws, embracing and discrimination.
2. Give reasons why people leave their country of origin to live in New Zealand. Find at leat 2 newspaper articles to support your discussions.
3. Through research data, find out what is the population dynamics in New Zealand according to the different Nationalities, ethnicities and the range of cultures that co exist here( Refer to statistics NZ)
4. What does the diverse population of NZ mean to you? Is NZ diverse or only a few regions? Could there be proberbal reasons  for this?Justify your answers with supporting articles.
5. Do you think that some cultural identities in New Zealand experience problems with settling in? Do they also experience problems with been accepted in their new home. Debate / discussion in class.
6. Think of ways in which people  of various cultures are celebrated in NZ: Create a visual that demonstrates how this is practiced: eg Waitangi Day, Chinese New Yea, Diwali, etc.
7. Through research discover ways in which people are often discriminated based on race, religion, class, gender orientation or in any other form? Are there laws to protect people that are discriminated. Discuss. refer to Human Rights Commission NZ.
8. What are your views about discrimination of any kind that exists in NZ. What advice would you give to help reduce or resolve this issue .
9. Explain what are the human rights of people in the world and that of living in New Zealand. Draw connections specifically to the diverse. cultural identity of nZ
10. Watch  the Video of refugees that arrive in NZ...your views. 

Resources:

Demographics of New Zealand - Wikipedia

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING...to research vocabulary and definitions linked to Culture and identity.
• We are EXPLORING...to collect information about ourselves: who am I? 9 interview with family) based on values/ region/ culture/ interest and if there is an immigration story attached to you/
• We are EXPLORING...to recognise that cultural identity is shaped by various factors ( eg media/ immigration. wester ideals/ peer pressure and other influences.

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING...on understanding the various cultural identities that live in Auckland and in New Zealand therefore identifying and comparing population groups in one city to another.
• We are FOCUSING...on deducing what makes us similar and what defines us as unique and different, thus identifying barriers that threaten ones identity.( melting pot analysis)
• • We are FOCUSING...on enhancing our understanding what does it mean to be Kiwi. ( intrinsic and extrinsic ideals)