29 July - 4 August

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FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING on identifying the key features of a united world and how the Olympic Games contribute to this concept
• We are FOCUSING on understanding the significance of the opening ceremony and the uniqueness of this.
• We are FOCUSING on understanding how mascots can represent a culture

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Getting to know France

• Students are to complete Activity 01A; Find someone who knows. This will get students thinking about France and Paris.
• Watching the video about France and Paris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu7T6y-tvMs
• Discussion on the ways in which Aotearoa New Zealand and France are vastly different.
• Are there any similarities? What differences are there?
• Complete this activity on getting to know France.
• https://app.wizer.me/learn/C7YPFI

• Compare some cultural practices between Aotearoa New Zealand and France.
• Read Resource 01B; Culture, holidays, celebrations and family.
• Working with a partner, ask students to produce a similar summary of cultural practices in Aotearoa New Zealand, using their experiences and whānau as an example.
• The summary should also show why it is important to keep culture alive by maintaining traditions.
• Students are to show their learning as an infographic or a poster. They could use Canva to produce the final artwork.

Paris as a tourist destination

• Watch the Paris Vacation Travel Guide as a class. This travel guide is just over six minutes and is a good introduction to many of Paris’s famous tourist attractions.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ6GmpMu5L8
• This is an overview of the city and covers history, geography, lifestyle and technology.

ACTIVITY

• Students are to choose ONE of the tourist destinations from Paris that was mentioned in the video link.
• Students are to imagine they are visiting Paris and writing a blog or a letter about their visit to this destination.