Welcome to 9O Humanities 2021 with Whaea Janice Brown

I am your teacher for this subject, and your Dean. My email is: jbn@otakicollege.school.nz.

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Timetable for Meets:

Monday 1.30pm - class

Wednesday 1.30pm-class

Every day 1pm check-in if you choose as individuals.

Origami challenge

9O Humanities and Social Studies

Connected and engaged globally and locally. ŌC Students are empowered, informed, ethically responsible citizens of social justice and sustainability.

Humanities in the 21st Century

The possibility of learning to pay attention, to contemplate, to appreciate beauty, to experience awe and wonder, to think with depth and sensitivity about life, and to know there are values beyond profit and self-interest. The humanities teach students the habits of critical thought and the historical perspective necessary for citizenship in a democracy. And they help students think about how to use technology to make the world a better home for humanity. (after Smoot, Bill. “Humanities in the 21st Century.” Edutopia)

The Humanities strengthen our global view, how we think (creatively and critically) , how we communicate effectively, reinforce our cultural and ethical responsibilities and values, and teach us how to be problem solvers. They include Ethics — the study of Right and Wrong (Good and Evil), Aesthetics — the study of the Beautiful.

Social Sciences

The Social Sciences learning area is about how societies work and how people can participate as critical, active, informed, and responsible citizens. Contexts are drawn from the past, present, and future and from places within and beyond New Zealand.

Identity, Culture, and Organisation - Place and Environment - Continuity and Change - The Economic World

What am I learning?

What does this mean?

Go here to Term 4

University Of Canterbury essay competition. How to apply

Do you have students interested in entering our essay competition? The questions are based on topical events in Aotearoa to encourage their thinking about current issues.

There are two categories (with the questions modified appropriately): Year 9-10 and Year 11-13.

Each category will have three placement prizes:

1st Prize: $200 for you and $100 for your school

2nd Prize: $150 for you and $100 for your school

3rd Prize: $100 for you and $100 for your school

The Questions:

Years 9–10

Is prison the best way to punish criminal offending?

Read the He Waka Roimata report by the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group. Describe the main findings of this report and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of prison as a form of punishment. Consider different cultural perspectives of alternative ways of resolving criminal wrongdoing in your answer.

Should we continue to keep our borders closed to try and prevent the spread of Covid-19?

Identify the key health and economic issues created by Covid-19 and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of keeping the border closed. Use examples of how other nations have successfully or unsuccessfully addressed Covid-19 at the border.

Below is our school karakia

Pou Hihiri

Pou hīhiri, pou rārama,

Pou o te whakaaro,

Pou o te tangata,

Pou o te aroha,

Te pou e here nei i a tātou,

Mauri ora ki a tātou

Haumi e, hui e, tāiki e

Let our thoughts and desires shine for all people, that we go in love, that's what binds us and brings us love. We are united.

Humanities class timetable for 9O.

We are sharing P3 with 9T and Whaea Marion, and Mr Wood's senior maths class.