In Tautoru we continue to learn more about each other. We hope that our students will develop a shared understanding through The BIG IDEAS and DEEP UNDERSTANDINGS FOR THIS INQUIRY. These are:
People come from many different backgrounds, and we all have unique customs, languages, and stories.
Cultural diversity means that people in the world have different ways of living, celebrating, and seeing the world. These differences are part of what makes up our stories.
We want our students to be able to:
describe the difference between a myth and a legend
describe the difference between Protagonists and Antagonists - Heroes and Villains
identify differences and similarities across different cultures.
develop an awareness of multiple perspectives for similar phenomena - Creation stories
make links to our local curriculum and iwi stories (ANZHC)
pass down knowledge through stories - oral storytelling as well as other ways of telling traditional stories - art, hieroglyphs, symbols, songs and dreamtime.
Here is an example of how our Inquiry learning is mapped out against of model of Inquiry.
This Inquiry has many links to Literacy - Reading, Writing and Oral Language.
Here are some examples of our opinion writing.
Here are some stories that we have retold through writing.
Rona and the Moon
by Ava
Long, long ago in Aotearoa there lived a woman named Rona. She had a sharp tongue
and a bad temper. One day Rona’s husband and sons said “We are going fishing.”
“Ae, yes and you are leaving me to do all the work” she huffed.
“I'll get the place to cook ready”. Rona realised that she had no water
to make the steam so she couldn't cook.
”I have to get some water and if I don't, I won't be able to eat.”
So she set off to get the water. She hopped over the roots and rocks
on her way in the dark. Suddenly Marama the moon went behind a cloud
and all went black. She tripped and fell onto a rock. As she fell she screamed
“Upoko kohua”. Rona shouted again and again. The moon was really
really angry. She swooped at Rona and at the same time she screamed.
Rona quickly ran to the closest Ngaio tree and hung on for dear life.
The moon was too angry. Marama was so mad that he just pulled
her up with the Ngaio tree and she was never seen again.
Rona and the Moon
by Zac
Long ago, far far away there was a mountain with a cave in
the middle of it. There was a woman named Rona. Rona had a sharp
tongue. Rona had hurting words whenever she talked to someone.
Rona had a husband and one day there was no fish for dinner.
Her husband went out to catch some fish. “I know why you don’t want
me to come ” Snapped Rona. “It’s because your jobs are better than
mine ! My jobs are boring.” So her husband just hugged Rona and
set off to catch some fish. Rona grabbed a jar, she started walking
and suddenly she tripped over. She called the moon a cooked head.
The moon was tempered, he grabbed Rona. She grabbed onto the
Ngaio Tree. Now Rona and the Ngaio are in the moon.
Rona and the Moon
by Oscar
Long ago there was a woman called Rona. Rona had a bad
temper and a sharp tongue. She always had something to
say to everyone who crossed her path. She was very harsh
to her family as well. In fact, she was mean to her
whole tribe and that gave her a bad reputation.
One day in the light of the moon, Rona and her husband were
at their boat. Rona was saying goodbye because they were about
to go fishing. Her husband said that she had to heat up the hangi,
“Grrrr ! Why do you lazy bones get to go out to sea and have a
great time ?” Snapped Rona. But she gave him a hug anyway
and then went to set the hangi. She had to heat the rocks
when suddenly she realised she did not have water.
“Aue,” Rona said. “You can’t have a hangi without water”
So Rona set out for the lake to get water.
The light of the moon was almost like day when a big cloud
managed to cover the moon. “Upoko Kohua !” screamed Rona.
This made the moon angry so he swooped down and grabbed
Rona and pulled but Rona grabbed onto the Ngaio Tree.
The moon heaved and literally ripped the tree out of the ground.
She was whisked up to the heavens. When her family came
back they shouted “Rona”. They spotted her in the moon
where she was to stay.
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