5 April - 11 April

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

• We are PLANNING... to apply our knowledge and research about how Polynesian explorers navigated the Pacific and how they came to discover and settle in New Zealand.
• We are PLANNING... by applying our knowledge to create a digital book showing our understanding of The Treaty of Waitangi.

Kia ora 7C2,

Continuation of last week as we missed our Friday session due to Good Friday - and part of our session on Monday due to the fire alarm and evacuation!

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• Researched the cultural identity of Maori and British cultures from the past to the present
• creatively design our project boards

Activities:

1. Watch video on Early Maori cultures in NZ and answer the following questions:
2. When did Maori people arrive in NZ and from which locations in the world.
3. How did they arrive here. Describe the waka. 
4. Discuss the types of tribes found at that time and where did they settle. 
5. Discuss the foods Maori eat and how they collected as well as prepared traditional foods. Show the cultural dress/ music/ art and dance that is symbolic to them. What are the languages spoken. 
6. Examine the conflict between British and Maori people.Also explain with images the meaning of the treaty of Waitaingi.
7. Do you think Maori cultures identity today  is the same from few hundred years ago. Explain. Also show how the "west has influenced local Maori Identity.
8. how does this treaty have greater significance to our multi- cultural society today. Think of values and connect  your reasons to this.
9. Complete the design of your own Treaty showing the values and ethics. This can be added to your storyboard created last week.

Resources: 

The Maori - New Zealand in History

Ngāpuhi war canoe at Waitangi | NZHistory, New Zealand history online