Term 4 Week 4

Kia ora students, as part of our continued GLOBAL focus, we are taking an unplanned detour from the road trip this week: we are going to be focusing on the most powerful economy on the planet during one of their most tumultuous and exciting periods, America during the last days of the American Election. This week is going to feature exercises on political intrigue, economy, leadership and the utter weirdness that comes out of that country - and we will understand *why* we are learning about the country, given their relationship to us as something of a protector and economic dominator.

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• I will be able to explain who Americans are voting for and give a few ideas about why
• I will be able to briefly summarise America's economic and military connection to Aotearoa
• I will be able to have fun in stating some of the weird politics & characters that come out of the election season

Activities:

1. In-class slideshow: What is America? What is going on there? [Literacy - various discussion and writing activities across two sessions]
2. Leadership Worksheet [Reading/Literacy]
3. Election Graphing Worksheet [Numeracy - understanding election poll data and developing graphing skills]

Follow Up Tasks:
Week 5 - Mapping