Short written texts

Non Fiction

• First Palmerston North Boys High School student to wear a dress to the ball - learning to be yourself and, in doing so, cutting a path for others to be themselves too

• Extract from Maori Leaders Speak - Tipene O'Reagan

• What 'The Social Dilemma' misunderstands about Social Networks - Casey Newton - a reply to Netflix's The Social Dilemma (*you could both watch the film and read this article, combine a compare and contrast in one response and tick off two responses at once; this sort of compare and contrast could also help you achieve higher marks)

• ‘It pisses me off hard out’: Brooke Stanley Pao on poverty and the power of protest - Donna Chisholm - how we can make a difference in the world that we live in.

• We need more than a sprinkle of te reo in our culture for the Māori language to thrive - Shilo Kino - the importance of Te Reo Maori for New Zealand

• Canons don't only belong to dead white men - Alice Te Punga Somerville - the importance of Maori literature

• The lost scrolls of Matariki - Rangi Matamua - the importance of Te Ao Maori in science

• English has broken my heart - Alice Te Punga Somerville - how English has played a role in colonialism