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    Whakatauki of the Week: 

    Whiria te tangata.

    Weave the people together. 

    Our personal identity and collective identity establshes who we are.

    To truly explore context of culture and collective identity, we kickstart with poetry. Why poetry, you may ask? Poems are 


    So let's get straight into it with 'Just because...'  Here, we tackle the issue of stereotyping. 

    Progess Outcomes:

    1. I understand poems give us insights into the identities, cultures, experiences, and perspectives of others.  They help us understand and appreciate where we have come from, who we are, and what it means to live in Aotearoa New Zealand. They provide us with the opportunities to experience different worlds and share, uplift, and advocate for the unique identities and cultures of individuals and groups.

    2. I know some texts carry ideas about identity and belonging and help us think about our place in Aotearoa New Zealand. I know text creators make deliberate choices in structures and language features to amplify their voices and strengthen reader understanding and empathy in relation to aspects of identity and culture.

    3. I Do - I structure my identity poem with deliberate language choices, sentences and ideas to rouse my audience.

       

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • brainstormed and shared my personal and cultural traits/characteristics/values / norms, and what others think of me as a result. 
    • expressed my feelings explicitly in my poem

    Activities: Just because...

    1. Planning - Personal/Cultural traits activity 
    2. Examples of poems tackling stereotype (Just because...) 
    3. Write own Just because... poem Template
    4. Publish your poem