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Identity Cube - Sequence Map
Kia Ora anō/Hello again everybody,
I have had some questions asked about what a sequence map is. Hopefully this will clarify the task for you.
A sequence map is like a type of process map, where the event that occurred first is written in the first box, the second event in the second box, the third event in the third box and so on. As the task is about your child's family history, try to make the sequence map about how your family came to New Zealand and what happened once they were here. Include as much data as you can - include reasons for why each step happened (if possible), and see if you can include box predicting what will happen in the future. Here is an example for your information :
I have had some questions asked about what a sequence map is. Hopefully this will clarify the task for you.
A sequence map is like a type of process map, where the event that occurred first is written in the first box, the second event in the second box, the third event in the third box and so on. As the task is about your child's family history, try to make the sequence map about how your family came to New Zealand and what happened once they were here. Include as much data as you can - include reasons for why each step happened (if possible), and see if you can include box predicting what will happen in the future. Here is an example for your information :
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Additonal Pepeha Information
Kia Ora Everybody,
I have had a few questions about the te reo Māori assessment (pepeha), and thought it might help if I gave you some additional information.
The reason behind the pepeha is to help the students identify with their family heritage. This ties in with our current unit of study, where we are identifying information about ourselves and our culture. The pepeha is the way that we will be presenting this information.
You may find that there are some parts of the pepeha that you cannot answer. Where possible, try and fill them in - only cross them out as a last resort. Some of the following information may help you:
I have had a few questions about the te reo Māori assessment (pepeha), and thought it might help if I gave you some additional information.
The reason behind the pepeha is to help the students identify with their family heritage. This ties in with our current unit of study, where we are identifying information about ourselves and our culture. The pepeha is the way that we will be presenting this information.
You may find that there are some parts of the pepeha that you cannot answer. Where possible, try and fill them in - only cross them out as a last resort. Some of the following information may help you:
- Canoe/waka. This is the way that your family originally came to New Zealand. I use the Māori word for sail boat for my pepeha, which is 'kaipuke'. Some children have named the airline that they flew here on, or the māori word for aeroplane.
- Maunga/mountain. Your child can use a mountain from where they were born (such as Ngongotaha), or perhaps another one that they identify strongly with. I use 'Te Mata', as I am from Hawke's Bay.
- Awa/river. As for mountain. I use the one nearest where I grew up, which is the 'Tutaekuri'.
- Marae. You could possibly use an ancestral home for this. Alternatively, the marae at Wairiki Institute of Technology was designed with everybody in mind - Māori or pākehā (non-Māori) - and you could use this. The name of the marae is 'Tangatarua'.
- Iwi/Tribe. I use pākehā for this. Alternatively, you may want to use a particular nationality that you identify strongly with e.g. Chinese, Scottish etc.
- Hapu/Subtribe. I use the Māori word for Scottish (Katimana or Kōtimana) here. If you have already used a nationality for iwi, you might like to use a clan/ethnicity or similar e.g. Macdonald, Hindi etc.
Lastly, try using www.maoridictionary.com to translate words into Māori if you can. This doesn't translate everything, but does have a lot of common words that may be useful (such as aeroplane).
Ngā mihi (acknowledgements),
Matua Mark
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Identity Cube Homework and Pepeha
Kia Ora Koutou,
Students - Please remember to work on both your Identity Cube and your Pepeha.
Parents - Please encourage your children to finish these ASAP, and help them where this is needed.
Both of these activities will form part of the assessment for this term, and are due to be completed by the start of Week 9 so we can then make sure they are included on the blog before Week 10.
Identity Cube
For more information on the Identity Cube project, please click on the homework link on the right hand side of the blog.
Pepeha
The pepeha project was given out last week while I was away. Each student was given a copy of this to take home to work on. I will make sure a copy of this goes into the homework link from tomorrow. This is about being able to communicate where you are from, so it does not matter if your are not Māori - everybody can complete this. One side of the form is for the information about the student's matua/father, and the other side is for the information about the students whaea/mother.
To help you with te reo Māori words that you do not know, try using the website www.maoridictionary.co.nz. This is also available as an app on both the Google Play Store, and the Apple App Store.
Most especially, have fun!
Ngā mihi nui,
Matua Mark
Students - Please remember to work on both your Identity Cube and your Pepeha.
Parents - Please encourage your children to finish these ASAP, and help them where this is needed.
Both of these activities will form part of the assessment for this term, and are due to be completed by the start of Week 9 so we can then make sure they are included on the blog before Week 10.
Identity Cube
For more information on the Identity Cube project, please click on the homework link on the right hand side of the blog.
Pepeha
The pepeha project was given out last week while I was away. Each student was given a copy of this to take home to work on. I will make sure a copy of this goes into the homework link from tomorrow. This is about being able to communicate where you are from, so it does not matter if your are not Māori - everybody can complete this. One side of the form is for the information about the student's matua/father, and the other side is for the information about the students whaea/mother.
To help you with te reo Māori words that you do not know, try using the website www.maoridictionary.co.nz. This is also available as an app on both the Google Play Store, and the Apple App Store.
Most especially, have fun!
Ngā mihi nui,
Matua Mark
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