Project Based Learning

Term One Kaupapa:

Weeks 2-4: Māreikura

Weeks 5-10: Tangata Rongonui

Week 11: Class Presentations

Māreikura

Driving Question: "What attributes do I possess from our tupuna whaea?"

Learning Tasks:

1. Gain an understanding of our class name "Māreikura".

2. Identify what we already know, what we need to know, and what we want to know about "Māreikura".

3. Begin guided research of what "Māreikura" represents historically and modern day terms.

4. Discuss with whānau and friends about the concept "tupuna whaea".

5. Identify your "tupuna whaea" and the attributes that they demonstrated.

6. Think about your own attributes and the attributes that your "tupuna whaea" possessed, what similarities and differences are there?

7. Create a presentation that identifies our driving question "What attributes do I possess from our tupuna whaea?" and shares the process of how you gathered the information needed to answer this question.

Tangata Rongonui

Driving Question: "What are the significant contributions my tangata rongonui has made to their iwi and community?"

Learning Tasks:

1. Gain an understanding of the term "tangata rongonui", what does this mean to you?

2. Identify what we already know, what we need to know, and what we want to know about "tangata rongonui".

3. Begin guided research about a significant New Zealander and their contribution(s) to New Zealand.

4. Compare and discuss your findings with your peers, what similarities and differences did you find?

5. Discuss the concept "tangata rongonui" with your whānau, do you have anyone special in your whānau that has made contributions to their iwi and/or community?

6. Begin guided research about your chosen "tangata rongonui", ensure that your information comes from reliable sources (i.e. kōrero from whānau, reliable websites, movies, videos, interviews, or newspapers).

7. Within your research share what makes this person "tangata rongonui" to you, what encourages you to look up to this person?

8. Identify the similarities and differences that you share with your chosen "tangata rongonui".

9. Gather all of your information and discuss your findings with your peers and whānau, ask them for constructive feedback and feedforward that might help you on this journey.

10. Finish gathering information and acting on feedback/feedforward.

11. Create a presentation that acknowledges our driving question "What are the significant contributions my tangata rongonui has made to their iwi and community?" and shares the process of your learning. When creating your presentation think of ways that you can challenge yourself to deliver a presentation that is interesting and engaging!