Tag: Reading

Charlotte Anne

For this activity in Reading, we had been gifted the challenge of exploring the diffferences between what it was like for woman in 1870, to 2025 woman life in Nz. I did this challenge in the form of a ven diagram, it shows the similairities of both years and also including the improvement Nz woman haven been showed ! I really found this interesting, leanring about how 1870 woman in nz was like, and how it would look like if I were in Charlotte Annes shoes !

Waltzing Matilda

LI: Making Sense Of Unfamilar Text

In reading one of our tasks were to create a summary that explained the ballad, Waltzing Matilda by Banjo Paterson, in exactly 25 words, no more or less. This narrative poem explains the supposed swagman that was trying to steal a jumbuck ( sheep ), with his tucker bag (bag made for food, especially made for swagmen). During this attempt the squatter ( the owner of the land ) had rode through the lands on his thoroughbred horse, with 3 troops accompanying the squatter. Catching the unfortunate jumbuck he tried to run, but had no way to escape. So he jumped into the billabong, and drowned so he didn’t have to go jail. What I found interesting was that I had learnt more slangs, that connected with the australian dictionary.

 

Sheares Strike DLO

LI : To Making Sense Of Unfamilar Text

For this task our main focus this week was learning and exploring about the shearers strike. Our group looked at the two perspectives of the shearers strike. When we read both of them we formed an opinion of which we thought was a better argument than the other. our main focus this week was learning and exploring about the shearers strike. What I found interesting in this text was the type of words, they held against the labourers.

Mood Board

LI: To understand poetry can transform everyday life into something meaningful. Poets use various techniques to make this happen, creating specific feelings and moods for the reader.

For reading we had been tasked to create a mood board, that describes the vibe that the poem ‘ Child coming home in the rain,’ written by Hone Tuwhare, a Maori poet that had created many famous poems. We found images online or we had generated them using Adobe Express, and then put them in a collage kind of format.We enjoyed this collaboration with each other.

Hone Tuwhare – Rain

  • LI: To understand poetry can transform everyday life into something meaningful. Poets use various techniques to make this happen, creating specific feelings and moods for the reader.

For our reading we were tasked a challenge of recording ourselves recite a poem, and specifically one of Hone Tuwhare’s famous poems, called ‘ Rain ‘. We first listened to Hone Tuwhare himself, reading his masterpeice, then we had to try imitate the way he said it, but not fully copying the way he said it. I found that this challenge was really enjoyable !

Malala Yousafzai Poster

LI: To identify the main arguments Malala presents for education and peace. 

For this task we have been handed in the challenge of making a poster on one of Malala Yousafzai’s key messages in her speech, when she made when she turnt 16 years of age. She was a protester that fought for women’s justice to have the opportunity to be educated, and she also mentions is her speech the Taliban and the things in humanity that make it bad ! This included poverty, racism, social injustice, racial bias, gender bias and much more. She called upon the many leaders to change their political view, and thanking the people who were praying for her, and the ones that helped her recover from when she had got shot on the left side of her face. What I found interesting is that she didn’t let anything define her on what she is and didn’t let anyone put her down !

Rise Up

  • LI: To evaluate (form an opinion) the text and respond to the provocation

For reading we read the text RISE UP: The Story of the Dawn Raids and the Polynesian Panthers and after scanning through this important knowledge, we had been asked to create a DLO that goes through and discusses both perspectives of this event that had happened. What I found interesting was that they had mini pamphlets, that gave a brief expression of what your rights were ,which was very cool !

Once A Panther

LI: To identify the key historical context and events related to the Polynesian Panthers and the Dawn Raids as depicted in the graphic novel.

For our reading we read the text ‘ Once a Panther ‘ a graphic novel that narrates New Zealand’s history about the Polynesian Dawn Raids and how it looked, felt and probably sounded like when becoming a victim to these dawn raids ! After our concentrated reading and guided reading doc, we had been gifted the task of making our own comic strip, that illustrates another example of prejudice, racism or stereotypical behavior towards people, in this practice we learnt how to use dialogue speech bubbles properly ! What I found challenging about this challenge was trying to create my own, because I never really experienced any harsh racism comments, but it was interesting finding out peoples experience with racial behavior directed to themselves, or to one of their family members !

‘Shameful stain on NZ history’: Polynesian Panthers push for dawn raids apology’

LI: To evaluate (form an opinion) the text and respond to the provocation

For reading we were given the task to read a text explaining the Polynesian dawn raids, and how it affected people. Then after reading the text we had to form a DLO about the provocation on , if the government of today ( 2021 ) apoligise for the mishaps of the government (1969). During this task we had a lot of reasons to think why and why they shouldn’t of had done this, but ultimately we all came to the conclusion of agreeing on they should of apoligised because without the confirmation of their wrong doings, the next generation will probably carry on the generational trauma . Something I found interesting was that when Jacinda Ardern was apoligising they put a mat on top of her head and it was lifted off, making it very interesting to watch because it was the first time I witnessed such a thing ! I really enjoyed this because we were learning about the past of NZ and acknowledging on what people have done to our culture and what they’re still doing.

Matariki

  • LI: Explain how the rising of Matariki signaled a time of celebration, reflection, and preparation.
  • LI: Create a piece of work that expresses their understanding of the significance of the Matariki stars.

For reading we had been assorted the activity to create a presentation about the meaning of matariki and also been given some activities to the Matariki Presentation that we had to presentate to the classroom. I also learnt that there were loads of birds that had been associated with the rising of Matariki with one of the birds being a kereru, having its own constellation just above the famous orion’s belt, this kereru in the stars does symbolises bringing new begginings, and that Maori people always used to hunt this specific species of bird because it had always been drunk from eating to much food ! I loved learning about the maori celebration because we had been embracing New Zealands indiginous culture which not many people in the world know about !