Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING people’s values, viewpoints, and perspectives, including my own
    • We are EXPLORING how language and messaging can be used to inform, to misinform, and to position people alongside particular values and perspectives.
    • We are EXPLORING relationships between events and identify continuity or changes in relationships.
    • We are EXPLORING people’s actions in the past based on historical evidence and taking account of the attitudes and values of the times, the challenges people faced, and the information available to them.

    Authentic Outcomes:  ‘Escape Room Challenge’ 
    Theme: Resilience/empowerment/perseverance
    Whakatauki: "I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho."
    Metaphorical: A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions
    Literal: This whakatauki refers to the need for creative thinking, adaptability and perseverance. In order to solve a problem you need to have all of these.


    Paearu Angitu     (Success Criteria):     I can...
    • Locate information in a text
    • Define key terms
    • Examine values, viewpoints, and perspectives
    • Construct a timeline to display a mana-enhancing event/s (leadership, change & economic relationships)
    • Summarise key ideas 

    Hei Mahi (Activities):

    This week, our focus is on exploring and identifying the needs and issues within our community. We will also consider how we, as a group, can respond to these needs.
    1. Complete Term 2, Week 4's General Knowledge Quiz. 
    2. Classroom discussion.
    3. Think about some of the environmental problems we are facing in our local community and at MHJC.
    4. Create a reflective document (Google Docs/Google Sheets), including the following points:
    a. 3 environmental issues world/New Zealand is facing. Read this article for more information : https://earth.org/the-biggest-environmental-problems-of-our-lifetime/
    b. Environmental issue local community is facing (MHJC and surrounding areas).
    c. What we (as a group) and I can do to address and resolve/reduce this issue. Suggest 3-5 suggestions.
    d. Complete 'Fish Bone diagram'.
    5. Submit your document on Google Classroom.