Tasks



toc Read each task carefully and decide as a group how you can best communicate your thoughts and knowledge in the media you have been assigned.

=REMEMBER....=
 * Make sure you answer all the questions within the task. This __may__ (but not necessarily) mean creating muliple (more than one) "answer" in your mode of media - but make sure you keep your "answers" short and sweet.
 * Before you use any images from the internet - check with Mrs O'Hagan. (You must always reference where you got these images from so as not to breach copyright. Make sure you hyperlink the image back to the original site that you got it from as well.)
 * Plan your "answers" in your books - talk to each other and discuss the best possible way to get your views across.
 * Keep it short and sweet!!
 * Remember images must be loaded to "My Documents" and then uploaded to your media.
 * Remember to use our class password and login where ever you need to use an account. If you use your own - then other people will not be able to do their work if you are away.
 * Make sure you stick to the page layout - so that your work looks neat and tidy.
 * Make sure you stick to your allocated media to complete your task. Everyone will have a turn at all the different medias.
 * You will only have one lesson to complete each task - so you need to work really efficiently and effectively.
 * Remember that the whole world can see your work - so make sure you communicate as if you were communicating to your parents, Mr Williams, the Prime Minister, a tribal leader, etc.
 * Remember that I can see everything that you do and when you do it. To keep being allowed to do this project - make sure you are doing the right thing at all times.
 * Obvious instruction...ONLY edit your group's page!!

=Task 1:=

Examine the effects of early European contact and the responses of Maori.
//Eg. Kupe, Early Maori culture pre European, European contact…//
 * 1) What was pre European New Zealand like?
 * 2) How did Māori respond to the early Europeans?
 * 3) What were the effects of early Europeans on Māori?

Media allocation:
 * Group 1:** [|Class Tools] - Make a game that will help to test people's knowledge of the question. Make up 10 questions short answer questions. Then go and type them into [|Class Tools]. Make sure you follow the instructions for creating the game. Save the game to your My Documents. Then up load the game to your wiki page. Make 10OH the password for editing the game questions.
 * Group 2:** Powerpoint answering the questions for this task and then upload into [|Slideshare] and embed code to your page (no more than 5 slides - no effects or transitions) DO THE INFORMATION FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! then make it pretty afterwards.
 * Group 3:** [|Make signs] - that illustrate answers to the task. See if you can use images that could connect to the task. If you can't then don't worry. MAKE sure you save the image to My Pictures AS YOU GO (the image is lost once you change pages). Upload to your wiki page.
 * Group 4:** [|News Article] - Write a short news article to answer the task. Type it into the page, save the image to My Pictures and then upload to the wiki (you may need to use Mrs O'Hagan's logon).
 * Group 5:** [|Slide roll] - making a movie clip to illustrate your answer to the task - you will need to use Mrs O'Hagan's lap top. Login as 10OH. Your movie clip should be (10 seconds max).
 * Group 6:** Write a poem on [|Booksie] that answers the task. Login as eohagan@aorere.ac.nz. Once your poem is published, copy and paste the URL of your published poem into your wiki page. Then make a poll on [|Flashgear] about the topic. Copy and paste the HTML code and embed it into the wiki.
 * Group 7:** 10OH's story of the Treaty of Waitangi on [|Zoho] & the class notes [|Blog] - Open up Zoho and login to "Documents" as 10OH. Start Chapter One of 10OH's version of the Treaty of Waitangi. Your chapter needs to answer all three questions from above. Copy and paste your chapter onto our class notes blog (you will need to use Mrs O'Hagan's logon to edit this blog) You could also copy and paste the chapter onto your own blog if you want to. Remember you are writing a story - stick to the facts BUT create a real story of anticipation. Get creative. Remember you only this lesson to complete your story though.
 * Group 8:** [|ToonDoo] Create a cartoon (or more than one) that answers illustrates the answers to this task. Save your cartoon and publish to the world - copy and paste the HTML code into your wiki page. You will need to use the EMBED icon to do this. (use the class logon for this) you can create your own Toondoo account once you have finished.

=**Task 2:**=

**Explore and analyse the reasons why British presented Māori with a Treaty in 1840**

 * 1) Why did the British present Māori with a Treaty?

Media allocation:
 * Group 8:** [|Class Tools] - Make a game that will help to test people's knowledge of the question. Make up 10 questions short answer questions. Then go and type them into [|Class Tools]. Make sure you follow the instructions for creating the game. Save the game to your My Documents. Then up load the game to your wiki page. Make 10OH the password for editing the game questions.
 * Group 1:** Powerpoint answering the questions for this task and then upload into [|Slideshare] and embed code to your page (no more than 5 slides - no effects or transitions) DO THE INFORMATION FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! then make it pretty afterwards.
 * Group 2:** [|Make signs] - that illustrate answers to the task. See if you can use images that could connect to the task. If you can't then don't worry. MAKE sure you save the image to My Pictures AS YOU GO (the image is lost once you change pages). Upload to your wiki page.
 * Group 3:** [|News Article] - Write a short news article to answer the task. Type it into the page, save the image to My Pictures and then upload to the wiki (you may need to use Mrs O'Hagan's logon).
 * Group 4:** [|Slide roll] - making a movie clip to illustrate your answer to the task - you will need to use Mrs O'Hagan's lap top. Login as 10OH. Your movie clip should be (10 seconds max).
 * Group 5:** Write a poem on [|Booksie] that answers the task. Login as eohagan@aorere.ac.nz. Once your poem is published, copy and paste the URL of your published poem into your wiki page. Then make a poll on [|Flashgear] about the topic. Copy and paste the HTML code and embed it into the wiki.
 * Group 6:** 10OH's story of the Treaty of Waitangi on [|Zoho] & the class notes [|Blog] - Open up Zoho and login to "Documents" as 10OH. Open up "The Story". Read chapter one. You are writing chapter two - carry on below chapter one. Your chapter needs to flow on from the last chapter and it needs to answer this week's task. Remember you are writing a story - stick to the facts BUT create a real story of anticipation. Get creative. Remember you only this lesson to complete your story though.When you have finished, copy and paste your chapter onto our class notes blog (you will need to use Mrs O'Hagan's logon to edit this blog) You could also copy and paste the chapter onto your own blog if you want to.
 * Group 7:** [|ToonDoo] Create a cartoon (or more than one) that answers illustrates the answers to this task. Save your cartoon and publish to the world - copy and paste the HTML code into your wiki page. You will need to use the EMBED icon to do this. (use the class logon for this) you can create your own Toondoo account once you have finished.

=**Task 3:**=

**Examine the Treaty itself and analyse the issues around the interpretation of the Treaty**

 * 1) What does the Treaty of Waitangi say?
 * 2) What is sovereignty?
 * 3) Why are there issues around the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi?

=**Taks 4:**=

**Give reasons for why some Māori signed the Treaty and some did not.**

 * 1) Who signed the Treaty of Waitangi?
 * 2) Why did some people choose to sign the Treaty of Waitangi?
 * 3) Why did some people choose not sign the Treaty of Waitangi?

=Task 5:=

Explore the British assertions of sovereignty through war and law.
//Eg. Hone Heke, Northern Wars, Land Wars, Parihaka//
 * 1) Why did some Maori protest after the signing of the Treaty?
 * 2) What caused the New Zealand Wars?
 * 3) What happened during the New Zealand Wars?
 * 4) How long did the New Zealand Wars last?
 * 5) What stopped the New Zealand Wars?

=**Task 6:**=

**Investigate the role of the Waitangi Tribunal in relation to Treaty Grievance issues in the 20th and 21st centuries.**
//Eg. Principles, Hikoi, Land Claims//
 * 1) What are the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi?
 * 2) What is the role of the Waitangi Tribunal?
 * 3) Why is the Treaty of Waitangi relevant to us today?

=**Task 7:**=

**Predict what New Zealand would be like without a Treaty.**

 * 1) Would New Zealand be any different if the Treaty of Waitangi did not exist?
 * 2) Justify your thoughts by giving reasons for both sides of the argument to Q1.

=Task 8:=

Identify the interest of European groups in New Zealand and the impact upon Māori Society.
//Eg. French, British, Missionaries, Whalers, Traders…//
 * 1) Why did different European groups want to come to New Zealand?
 * 2) What the impacts of these European groups on Māori?