12 February - 18 February

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are PLANNING on constructing a class treaty.

We are EXPLORING on analysing different types of treaties.

We are EXPLORING on analysing the Treaty of Waitangi.

Success Criteria: I can...

• Talk about how to construct a class treaty.
• Write notes about treaties.
• Write about the articles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

                                                                               Achievement Objectives:

Understand how formal and informal groups make decisions that impact on communities.

• The students will first watch this about classroom agreements.
• Then they will discuss with other students what rules we should have in the class. Then they will choose only ONE rule out of all the rules you discussed about to have in the class and share back.
• Afterwards in groups they will brainstorm examples of integrity / pono, compassion / awhinatanga and empowering through learning / whakamana. Then they will write on paper their own definition of what they think the three Mission Heights Junior College values are.
• Finally, on paper, they will draw a picture of someone participating in a community whether it is through their beliefs and / or roles. They will write on their drawing about how that person is participating in the community and how that helps the community. Also, write about what would happen if that person did not do what they were doing the way people wanted them to.

                                                                                       Tuesday

• The students will write notes on:

  • What is a treaty?

  • What is in a treaty?

  • Why are they created?

  • Different types of treaties

• Then they will research 1 Treaty between 2 parties and discuss / share back what it is about. Then they will write about if they agree / disagree.
• Finally, they will make a treaty between them and their partner about anything they do together. Their treaty must include text, colour, images and a colourful border.

                                                                                        Thursday

• The students will first watch this about the history of the Treaty of Waitangi.
• Then they will draw a Y-chart in their global studies books and write down similarities to the three articles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
• Afterwards, they will choose ONE of the terms which they wrote from the Y-chart for each article and write how it is being shown in NZ.
• They will then write their thoughts about whether they think the Treaty of Waitangi has worked best for everybody or if it has only benefited some people.
• Finally, they will rule a 10cm by 10cm frame and draw a picture, icon, or meme that represents the concept/theme of the three articles of the Treaty of Waitangi.