TERM 1:
"Culture & Identity -
Who am I? What is my Whakapapa?"
New Zealand National Curriculum -
ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES:
Students will gain knowledge, skills and experience to:
* Understand how people pass on and sustain culture and heritage for different reasons and that this has consequences for people.
* Understand that events have causes and effects.
"CULTURE & IDENTITY"
Who am I? What is my Whakapapa?
What is culture? What is identity? Why are they important? In this unit you will you will be introduced to and learn about what culture and identity is and why they are improtant to all people.
Culture and Identity gets quite complex depending on who you are talking to and where they are from and what their beliefs and values are.
UNIT RESOURCES...
LEARN: Key Terms & Concepts
These are important words you need to know!
Cultural Values
INTRO ACTIVITIES!!
"Who knows...?" Activity
WATCH & LEARN...
Watch the following videos and discuss in pairs/groups and share with the class
Different Cultures
Cultures and Customs
Identity Explained
Identity and Values
What is the "culture" of Papakura High School?
Our School Values
School Values: We are going to examine what they mean to us and how we can live them in Papakura High School.
MANAAKITANGA
-core value of support
Actively caring & supporting staff and students
A culture of care & understanding
Embracing differences and everyone's contribution
A commitment to Te Tirti Waitangi
Respecting and honouring all cultures represented in the school
ATAMAI
-being aware - Awareness
(consequences & resolutions)
Use language that includes everyone
Staff, student and community voice considered in decision-making
Communicate with whānau and community
Acknowledge and make it right
Upholding mana by acting in ways that lift people up
Respect the right to hold differing opinions and moving on quickly from disagreements
NGA TUMANAKO
-to dream, aspire to be better, aspiration to goals (realignment)
Reflecting and seeking to be/do better
Celebrate success/excellence
ARONGA
-direction & focus (new direction and/or mapping pathways forward)
Commitment
* We work hard
* We walk the talk
* We endeavour to find enjoyment and positives in all situations
* We set high standards for ourselves and others
Set goals and track progress in a transparent way
* We hold ourselves, each other, and others, accountable
Supporting and following school systems and procedures - maintaining fairness.
ACTIVITIES
"Getting to know your Classmates":
Handprint of a Culture Activity
Research the Cultures in your class
"IDENTITY"
CLICK on and complete the these COOL TASKS!
LINKS:
VALUES:
Important Advice and Life Lessons
By Kid President (SOUL PANCAKE!)
PEP TALK: This is LIFE People!
PEP TALK: Things we need to say more often?
PEP TALK for TEACHERS & STUDENTS!
POPULAR CULTURE
How has popular culture influenced my identity?
Music:
FILMS/MOVIES!!
How do MOVIES influence how you think?... how you see yourself? Others? The world?
Movies and Popular Culture Activity
FASHION:
Fashion and Popular Culture
LITERATURE:
MEDIA / SOCIAL MEDIA:
How do YOU use social media?
Does social media affect who you are?
Is the person you are on social media, the 'real' you?
Urban Culture
What does URBAN CULTURE look like?
How do these things affect the way I think, act, dress, speak and behave?
How have these things shaped who I am?
FOLKLORE - MYTHS, LEGENDS & GODS
Stories from our past
How do they help us going forward?
What can we learn from stories?
"And the moral of this story is..."
How have cultures handed down knowledge from generation to generation in the past?
Why is it so important to hang on to our customs & traditions?
Maori and Polynesian Folklore
Examining Polynesian and Maori mythology by examining the following examples of folklore and later comparing them to similar stories from around the ancient world!
Research Unit
We are going to use our research inquires to create a power-point presentation for you to present to the class about your culture.
Starting Sources
Use one of the world's most advanced intelligence agencies records to help research your chosen country.
Creating your presentation
Step One: Download the power-point to the left and use it as a starting point for your presentation.
Step Two: Replace the text and examples with the information you have gathered during your research into your selected culture
Step Three: You need to have:
AT LEAST one slide for Question One and Question Two.
AT LEAST three slides for Question Three - one for each significant historical event.
Extension Activity: The Day in the Life of...
In this activity you will be performing an in-depth investigation into the daily life of a high school student in the culture that you have been investigating in your previous inquiry.
You will then be writing a diary entry that describes their daily life from when they wake up, until they go to sleep!
Including:
Waking up in the morning and getting ready for school
What is High School like in this culture?
Fun activities in the evening
The evening Meal