Section outline

  • Kia ora, this is our last week before the Perspectives assessment begins. Ms. Carter and I are finalising what you will be doing, and we will make sure you have adequate time in class. 10W1 may have extra time in class for work depending on future schedule changes as you guys will lose two sessions to the teacher only day and a public holiday in the next week.

    This week will be our last focus on the Dawn Raids & Polynesian Panthers, focusing more on clearly understanding the role of the Panthers as a reaction to racism, something that sprung out as a response to injustice rather than the idea that they simply 'existed'. To do this, we have three activities - a documentary on the Dawn Raids, a slideshow on the mechanics of the Dawn Raids, and a Bus Stop Activity where we look at an excerpt by Melani Anae and do delegated speed reading in five minute spans.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • I will be able to state how the Dawn Raids were carried out, and the role of the police in them.
    • I will show how the Dawn Raids directly influenced the forming of the Polynesian Panthers.
    • I can say what the Polynesian Panthers were and how they put pressure on the government for their racist policies.

    Activities:

    1. Dawn Raids & the Panthers (2005) Documentary (link here)
    2. Dawn Raids - Why? (Slideshow)
    3. Bus Stop Activity - Melani Anae, Polynesian Panthers

    Follow Up Tasks:
    Speed Quiz - Week 6


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING... human rights by investigating its conception and history across the decades.
    • We are EXPLORING... Aotearoa New Zealand's approach to race by interpreting select case studies.
    • We are EXPLORING... crime and punishment by analysing the treatment of complex individuals and groups.