PBL for term 3

This term our Project Based Learning (PBL) has been about cultural stories and the big question
was what our culture does.

What is the significance in the 21st Century of our Cultural stories?

First we brainstormed what culture is and came up with lots of ideas.
We thought of questions like what is culture. I think that culture is about your Religion, celebration
and what your cultures impacts on you
Culture is what language you speak and what your country does.

Then we thought about our own culture and talked to our parents about our traditions and heritage.
I wrote a post about my family and things we like to do.

In Literacy we read and discussed myths and legends from around the world then we concentrated on
Maori legends.
I read Maui and the big fish.
I have retold a legend called Maui and the big fish in my own words.

We made a performance about the story Battle of the Mountains. Some students wrote the script,
some students took on the job of making all the artwork, some worked hard on organizing the music
and others took on the role of bringing the story alive with dance and drama.

In the performance, I helped by writing the script with 6 other people and painting the set.

I think that this had an impact on people by giving them a legend to learn about and
what they might've not known about.

Reflection: We did a great performance and it was a good experience.

What does your culture do?