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    Nǐ hǎo 10C2!

    May the Year of the Dragon be filled with confidence and courage. Wishing you all prosperity and joy. 

    Happy Chinese New Year!


    Whakatauki of the Week: 

    Aroha ki te tangata, ahakoa ko wai te tangata.

    Love people, in spite of who they are.

    Our personal identity and collective identity establshes who we are.

    Breaking stereotypes in Aotearoa. 

    Poems are the inner voices of an individual. Through our 'Just because...' poems, we aim  to give our inner emotions, thoughts and feelings, a voice meant to be heard. We aim to create awareness that stereotying hurts, and it is not okay. We aim to empower the young tāngata of Aotearoa to be proud of who they are, and lead by example.

    Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. - Robert Frost


    So let's get straight into it with 'Just because...'  Here, we tackle the issue of stereotyping. 

    Progess Outcomes:

    1. I understand poems give us insights into the identities, cultures, experiences, and perspectives of others.  They help us understand and appreciate where we have come from, who we are, and what it means to live in Aotearoa New Zealand. They provide us with the opportunities to experience different worlds and share, uplift, and advocate for the unique identities and cultures of individuals and groups.

    2. I know some texts carry ideas about identity and belonging and help us think about our place in Aotearoa New Zealand. I know text creators make deliberate choices in structures and language features to amplify their voices and strengthen reader understanding and empathy in relation to aspects of identity and culture.

    3. I Do - I structure my identity poem with deliberate language choices, sentences and ideas to rouse my audience.

       

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • brainstormed and shared my personal and cultural traits/characteristics/values / norms, and what others think of me as a result. 
    • expressed my feelings explicitly in my poem

    Activities: Just because...

    1. Planning - Personal/Cultural traits activity 
    2. Examples of poems tackling stereotype (Just because...) 
    3. Write own Just because... poem Template
    4. Publish your poem