Wednesday 24 February: junior and senior learning

We are working in two groups today:

Seniors: I want you to read three articles on Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

This one, from 100% Pure New Zealand.

This one, from the NZ History website.

This one, from the Waitangi Tribunal.

1. For each article, decide what the three main points are, and write them in your own words.

2. Then I want you to decide which article show most clearly the problems in how the treaty was discussed and signed.

3. Now I want you to create a resource for the junior students on the signing of the treaty which helps your audience understand what was problematic about the hui discussion and the signing of the Treaty.

Juniors: we are preparing for the asttle writing to persuade test.

Our practice writing prompt today is:

Is boxing better than fishing?

We will brainstorm ideas, then revise our essay writing structure, then have a go at writing persuasively on this prompt.  

p.s. We are definitely picking up the maps work again after the asttle test!