31 October - 6 November

Kia ora...Students. From this week you will work as a group where you will explore cultures  and their celebrations from around the world and draw comparisons to Egyptian and Maori Cultures.The focus will be on traditions like  tattoos, mummification, beatification as well as celebrations such as weddings, festivals and rituals

Achievement Objectives: Enter AO's here

Context: Celebrations

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

• research a new ancient civilisation and examine how they lived whereby they celebrated life through festivals, and events
• Compare how this is similar or different to Ancient Egypt and Maori cultures
• document your ideas through a visual.

Success Criteria: 

I have created a visual ( poster/ infographic or slideshow) based on how cultures from Ancient Eras have similarities and differences to Ancient Egypt and mOARI cultures

Activities:

1. See video on ancient cultures from around the world
2. Lets create a mind-map on vocabulary from the past such as : cultural identity/ traditions/ heritage/ ceremonies and image
3. Refer to the image on white board on Ancient civilisations.Choose one culture for an example ancient Greece/ Indonesia/ China or India and research the following: Location, important ancient landmarks, cultural identity( clothing/ image/ religion) traditional practices eg marriages/ birth/ and what ceremonies to bodies when people pass on. Show art forms on their body eg: tattoos/  henna/ clay design. Compare  at least two these with Ancient Egyptians and Maori Cultures.
4. Take one celebrations from the ancient culture and research in detail the meaning and practice . Do you think this has changed today, in modern society and how?
5. Create a visual to showcase all your ideas.
6. Present to the class during week 8.
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Homework

Resources:

The civilization of the ancient Greeks - TimeMaps