Summative Task WWAIPAT 2016

Why it's important to Explore?

UOI - Where We Are In Place & Time

National Geographic - Why is it important to explore?

Quick Write!

Looking Ahead - Summative Assessment (Hunter / Gatherer Phase)

Here are some links that may help you find something you are interested in.

Remember the two conceptual ideas that you to focus on are discovery and exploration.

Thanks Mr Ahie for the amazing links!

List of some discoveries

List of some explorations

List of some explorers

HINT: Remember to focus on a topic you are interested in. 

It should be something you are eager to inquiry into.

You will receive your SAT Booklet on Friday with all the tasks =)

Who We Are - Anthems, School Song, Cheer

Who We Are - Anthems, Cheers & Song

New Zealand's National Anthem

New Zealand is unique for having two national anthems of equal standing - God Defend New Zealand and God Save The Queen. Both were inspired by patriotism, yet written in very different circumstances. God Defend New Zealand seems to be our most well known anthem however.

The above YouTube clip features singer Naomi Bradford and was published by MāoriLanguage.net.

The above YouTube clip by Cindy Ruakere features all 5 verses of God Defend New Zealand.

God Defend New Zealand Lyrics

School Song (Example) Matatmata Intermediate School Song

Example of a Team / House cheer or song

Ways Individuals and groups Represent themselves

 - Ways Individuals & Groups Represent Themselves

Throughout history people have used sounds/music, designs and/or symbols to represent themselves, the things they made or did for others, their family, their clan, their tribe, or their nation.

Signs or designs were a sort of picture language that could be understood and remembered easily. Similarly music could be easily understood and created a language of sorts that could be understood by all regardless of the language they spoke.

In the days of the knights in armour, knights and kingdoms had heraldic designs. Click on the link on this page for more information or have a go yourself at researching heraldic designs.

Task: Find out about how New Zealand (As a nation) represents its identity and reflects the relationships and diversity of its people by clicking on the following links

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/new-zealand-identity/page-7

Ways in which communities are reflected:

Flags and Pennants

Shields & Coats of Arms

Logos & Mottos

Anthems, Cheers & Songs

Banners

School Murals

Trophies / Sculptures

Who We Are - Summative Assessment

UOI 1 - Who We Are - Summative Assessment Task

The Brief:

Our class is a unique and awesome community within our team, Te Aroha, and the wider, whole school community. 

Your task is to work in your group to research, select and design at least 3 different forms/methods in which you can communicate and reflect the relationships, values and diversity of your class community. 

How will you represent diversity? roles? & responsibility?

You will need to include a written blurb with each chosen design/method/form that explains/justifies your choices.

You will also need to prepare and present a 5 minute presentation explaining your inquiry/design process, your final selected methods/form and the thought behind each of them. This will be shared with the class, much like a professional marketing company would share a rebranding presentation.

Each group will present to the class and then a vote will be taken on which designs will be used to represent our class for 2016.

Task: In your UOI book - Brainstorm / Unpack the following:

- What does it mean to be a part of Room 7? What images / symbols represent the diversity of our class?
- How do these concepts relate to us as a school?
- What message do you want others to gain from your designs?

- Brainstorm - What are some other ways that communities use/d designs/symbols or music/sounds to represent themselves?

- What kinds of information are conveyed in such designs/symbols/sounds/music? Discuss with your group and record your thoughts.

Getting ideas for your designs

Think about and make a list of:
- The things our class enjoys or likes doing
- The things our class are good at
- The things you would like our class to be known for
- What special strengths does our class have?
- Our class' values, attitudes, attributes?
- Countries/ origins of students within the class
- Special features of our class/ class environment or location
- Colours that are important to our class, the team, the school
- Now alongside your list draw symbols that match.

Getting your symbols and designs into larger shapes: - Shields, Coats of Arms, Flags or Logos

- Do several little thumbnail drawings (about 3 to 5cm high).
- Show your thumbnail drawings to a few other students then choose 2 or 3 that you like best.
- Draw these a little larger and a little more carefully.
- Try adding in a space or banner for your name or your motto.
- Show other people and invite their comments.
- Choose your favourite design.
- Using bold outlines, roughly copy or trace this design 2 or 3 times.
- Think about colours that are important to your class, team, school, wider community. Remember that light colours stand out against darker colours (contrast).
- Choose your colour scheme.
- Colour in the shapes.