Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    Kei teo ako mātou ki: WALT...
    Impact of Māori on Te Taiao (Place and Environment): 
    • We are EXPLORING/FOCUSING on Tīkapa Moana o Hauraki by investigating the natural New Zealand environment before human settlement.
    • We are EXPLORING/FOCUSING on Tīkapa Moana o Hauraki by identifying how early Māori settlers changed the environment.
    • We are EXPLORING/FOCUSING on 'Te Hawere-a-Maki' [Goat Island] marine reserve by recognising Māori concepts of whakapapa, manaakitanga, mauri, & kaitiakitanga.
    • We are EXPLORING/FOCUSING on 'Te Hawere-a-Maki' [Goat Island] by researching the Māori custodianship for the environment.
    • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa/New Zealand geography by identifying marine and nature reserves [eg. Goat Island & Tiritiri Matangi Island] in New Zealand.
    • We are LOCATING/DISPLAYING Aotearoa/New Zealand's geography by selecting and applying mapping techniques.

    Kia ora!  This week Miss Steel will be supporting your introduction to Global Studies '24 and your exciting Term One learning context!

    Context:  'Kaitiakitanga' - Preservation, Conservation & Protection!
    MHJC Values:   Awhinatanga/Compassion: Positive partnerships

    Paearu Angitu: (Success Criteria): I can...

    Hei Mahi (Activities):

    1. Session 1: Welcome to Global Studies '24!  'Do Now:' Classroom learning routines (Miss Steel's slideshow Pg's 1 to 11).
    2. Register to join 8F1's Google Classroom page: dhxtwgy
      Do Now: 'Current Events Quiz'. 


    3. Yesterday's Waitangi Day public holiday commemorated the signing of 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' the Treaty of Waitangi.  On Google Classroom, view the 5-minute video "Let Me Explain: Te Tiriti o Waitangi."  Class discussion, 'Why is the Treaty a controversial document?'  Class discussion re: Who are the different stakeholders here?

    4. Session 2: Do Now: '4-Minute Visual History' video (discussion). 
    5. Read the school journal pdf 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' and complete the fishbone research task - refer to Google Classroom.  Please use a ruler to draw and complete the fishbone graphic organiser on a whole page of your Global Studies exercise book. Miss Steel will inform you whether reading is a shared whole class task, buddy or individual activity (the audio file is also on Google Classroom).  Please include the keywords: 'Kaitiakitanga' under 'Before Te Tiriti' and 'Kāwanatanga' + 'Sovereignty' under the '3 Articles of Te Tiriti' note-taking headings.

      Here is the link to the current events article...
      •  .  (Highly Contentious)



    6. Session 3: 'Do Now: '3-Minute Visual History' video of the voyages of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (discussion). 
    7. 'Kahoot 'Treaty of Waitangi' by Whaea Katarena.  Insert link here... 
    8. Discussion map splintered research activity - write your name in one square on the whiteboard. Be ready to share your brief answer from your exercise book orally with the class. 



    9. Fast finishers, using the information presented in the School journal, 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' pdf and the most current Treaty developments in the media, construct a 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' timeline on Canva. 


    Mahi Kāinga (Homework/Further Learning):
    Please continue working on your 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' timeline on Canva for homework this week.  Export your completed timeline as a pdf and submit onto Google Classroom for marking by Friday of Week 3.