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Monday 16 November 2020

Nets and 3D shapes

 

Writing: Māori Art

 My Māori Art

Maori flag

Symbols/motifs



Description:


My maori art has korus and diamonds and waves. My maori art form is about love and respect.  


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Monday: Response to Text

 Hawaiian History: 

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About Hawaii:


1. Hawaii has eight main islands - which one is not part of Hawaii?

a) Niʻihau b) Kauaʻi

c) Oʻahu d) Savai'


2. What is the capital of Hawaii?

a) Wellington b) Maui

c) Honolulu d)  Moloka’i


3. Native Hawaii before and after European contact produces?

a) petroglyphs b) wood and stone carvings 

c) siapo d) kapa



4. The designed feather cape or helmet is solely for?

a) teachers b) alii

c) kings d) chiefs


5. Kia manu would collect incredible --------------------?

a) 20,000 birds b) feathers

c) hair d) chicken feet




Thursday 12 November 2020

Thursday: Response to Text

 Cook Islands - Michel Tuffery

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  1. Michel Tuffery created a bull made out of ?

  1. 300 Cotton wool b) 300 corned beef tins

c) 300 tooth picks d) 300 metres of tin

2. Michel’s ideas for his fighting bulls came from?

a) the movie “Cocoa” b) stories from his grandfather

c) stories from his mother d) Christmas in Samoa


3. His creation for Sydney Olympic Games 2000 were?

a) raging bull with fireworks b) tuna fins

c) moving giant fish and turtles d) Olympic uniforms


4. Who is Tiare?

a) a princess crown b) his daughter

c) his mother d) name of his art piece


5. What languages does Michel speak ?

  1. Art and english b) art and cook island

c) art and russian d) art and egyptian


7.What are Michel’s love in his live?

  1. Loves MacDonalds & KFC b) Loves rugby and art

     c) loves reading d) loves sailing



Wednesday 11 November 2020

Wednesday: Response to Text

Cook Islands - staff god

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Atua Rakau:


  1. What is a staff god?

  1. Name for our kitchen b) a stick in form of a god

c) Movie on netflix d) a religion

2.  What material is the staff god made from?

a) ice b) wood

c) diamonds d) iron


3. What does elaborately mean?

a) intricate b) tiny

c) disgusting d) detailed



4. How did the European missionaries view staff gods?

a) secular b) American idol

c) idols d) demonic



5. How long is the surviving staff god ?

  1. 6 metres b) 2 metres

c) one third of the length d) 19 metres


8. When was Christianity introduced to Cook Islands?Staff-god (detail), late 18th-early 19th century, wood, paper mulberry bark, feather, 396 cm, Rarotonga, Cook Islands © Trustees of the British Museum

  1. 2020 b) 19th Century

      c) 2019 d) 1900





Tuesday 10 November 2020

Tuesday: Response to Text

 Cook Islands Tivaevae: 

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Tivaevae:



  1. What does Tivaevae mean?

  1. To cook b) to sew or patch

c) To knit d) to laugh

2.  What are Tivaevae?

a) Tea Towels b) Pillow Cases

c) Sheets d) Duvets


3. When were Tivaevae bedspreads introduced by French nuns?

a) eighteenth century b) nineteenth century

c) twentieth century d) twenty first century


4. What is a ta’unga?

a) a type of tivaevae b) an expert

c) cutting materials d) patterns and colours


Making the Tīvaevae


5. Which are not part of the three types of Tīvaevae?

a) tīvaevae manu b) tīvaevae tātaura

c) tīvaevae tā’ōrei d) tivaevae tāmoumou


6.  Which best describes what Tivaevae manu?

  1. It uses only four colours and two pieces of material. 

  2. It uses only one colour and one piece of material.

  3. It uses only two colours and two pieces of material.

  4. It uses only two colours and three pieces of material.




Monday 9 November 2020

Research Task


Monday: Response to Text

Cook Islands History: 

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About Cook Islands:


1. How many islands are said to be on Cook Islands?

a) 3 b) 10

c) 15 d) 88


2. Which island is not located beside the Cook Islands?

a) New Zealand b) Tonga

c) French Polynesia d) American Samoa


3. How did Cook Islands get their name?

a) From coke cola b) from James Cook 

c) from chocolate d) from Cocoa Chanel


Cook Islands History:


4. Where did the first Cook Islands arrive from?

a) Hawaii b) Tahiti

c) New Zealand d) Hervey Island


5. What does Cook Islands not do for art?

a) wood carving b) piercing

c) weaving d) tivaevae


6. True or False: Captain James Cook named Cook Islands ?

a) True b) False


Wood carving: 


7. Rarotonga is famous for its carving …. 

  1. its wooden seats b) fisherman’s gods and staff-gods

c) it’s ceremonial adzes d) pencils


8. What islands are not mentioned for wood carving?

a) Mitiaro b) Mauke

c) Atiu d) Pukapuka