WEEK 2: I HAVE A DREAM...
Politics and Activism
DAY 2: TAKING ACTION
Activity 1 & 2 and 3
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Activity 1: A Long Walk to Freedom [4 points]
Nelson Mandela was an activist and civil rights leader who was born and raised in South Africa. For over 40 years (1948-1991), the country of South Africa had a political system called ‘apartheid’. This meant that there were different rules for people who had white skin than for those who didn’t. Nelson Mandela felt that this was very wrong and he fought for many years to change the law. Eventually he became the President of South Africa and ended apartheid, but not before spending 27 years in prison.
In Robben Island prison (where Mandela spent 18 years), life was very tough. Mandela had a tiny, damp, concrete cell, with only a straw mat to sleep on. During the day he was forced to work in a quarry, breaking rocks into gravel. He was only allowed to see one visitor and receive one letter every six months. At night, Nelson read and studied to be a lawyer.
For this activity, please imagine that you are Mr Mandela and that you are living at Robben Island prison. You have been given a journal and each night you write in it. On your blog, write a journal entry imagining that you are Mr Mandela. What do you think he did each day? How did he feel? Include as much detail as you can in the journal entry.
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
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Activity 1: A Long Walk to Freedom [4 points]
Task Description : This week I am learning about how to finish a task within a time frame as well as doing the task propley and also to have fun . This task was pretty cool because it actually felt like I was in there acting as Mr Mandela, I got to express what I did in the Journal and it was cool!!
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Activity 2: School Strike for Climate [4 points]
You may have heard people talking about an issue called ‘Climate change’. Climate change refers to an increase in the temperature of our planet. Warmer temperatures can cause natural disasters (floods, storms, droughts, bushfires, hurricanes, etc), rising sea levels, and the extinction (disappearance) of plants and animals.
Many people in New Zealand (and overseas) are worried about climate change, including Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old girl from Sweden. She believes that climate change is not only real, but that it is a “crisis”. She is upset that adults, particularly governments and powerful people, are not taking climate change seriously. In 2018 she began protesting outside the Swedish government buildings every Friday instead of going to school. She inspired the School Strike for Climate protests and, in 2019, spoke to the United Nations about her concerns. Not everyone, however, is convinced that climate change is really happening.
For this activity, we would like you to explore the School Strike for Climate Australia website.
On your blog, list three facts (things) that you learned, and include a photograph of something that you are doing around home to help the environment.
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
Image Attribution: Rosa Parks with King 1955, Unknown, Public Domain
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Activity 2: School Strike for Climate [4 points]
Activity 2: School Strike for Climate [4 points]
Task Description : This week I am learning about how to finish a task within a time frame as well as doing the task propley and also to have fun . This task was really really cool to explore and finding out information about Climate Change. I enjoyed the part where most of the people in the world want to change our unhealthy Climate Change into a Healthy one!!
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Activity 3: “I Have a Dream” [6 points]
Martin Luther King Jr was a Christian minister in the United States of America (USA) in the 1950s and 1960s. He spent much of his life fighting for equality (equal rights) for people of colour. At the time, there were laws that kept black and white people separated - they went to different schools, used different toilets, and even sat in different parts of a bus and ate in different areas of a restaurant. This was called ‘segregation.’
Dr King did not agree with these laws and he led many protests against them. He was joined in his protests by many people, including an African American woman named Rosa Parks. In 1955, Rosa boarded a bus in Alabama (USA) and when the bus filled up with people, she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. You can read about this famous incident here and watch a video about Rosa Parks here.
Image Attribution: Rosa Parks with King 1955, Unknown, Public Domain
The brave actions of people like Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks were instrumental in changing the way that African Americans (people of colour) were treated in the United States.
For this activity, please consider the problem that black men and women faced in America at this time.
On your blog, describe the problem. What did Rosa Parks do about the problem? How did other people react?
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
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Activity 3: Rosa Parks [6 points]
Rosa Park was born on February the 4th 1913,Tuskegee, Alabama in the United States. When Rosa park wanted to make a change in the United States of America as well as the whole world so on December the 1st of 1955 at the age of 42 years old she took the bus and even the buses separated the African people to the american people so basically they would have half of the bus!! Until a American had no where to sit because the bus was already full the bus driver told Rosa Parks rudely to "MOVE" so that kid could have her seat she calm in the first place. Rosa denied to move to give her seat to the American because it was all stupid nonsense in Rosa Parks Eyes . She was sick and tried of how the USA was treating the American people to separate the away from the African people just because of there races and colours, It just wasn't fair at all! Until the bus driver called the police on Rosa Parks for refusing to follow the laws rules that was layed out soon later Rosa parks was Asserted! But what Rosa Parks did everyone was mad because of the Laws were stupid and they shouldn't be doing that , As the angry people stood by Rosa parks the Government saw and said " We can't do this to anymore to the Americans and African people" So they made a change and everything was equal on the buses and no matter where you sit it races and colours were all sitting together on the bus. Rosa Parks made a difference and everyone will never forget what she did because its unforgettable to forget!
Task Description: This week I am learning about how to finish a task within a time frame as well as doing the task propley and also to have fun . This task was unforgettable to forget because of what Rosa Parks did was phenomenal , I personally enjoy this task because Rosa Parks story is just too good that I would forget about it!
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Task Description: Yesss I have finally completed another day of SLJ Week 2 Day 2 All the activity Given!! I enjoyed every single part of this day and learnt loads of things and can't wait for Week 2 Day 3 to come!!! God bless you and your family and friends and don't forget to stay tuned for more blog posts coming!!!
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Task Description: Yesss I have finally completed another day of SLJ Week 2 Day 2 All the activity Given!! I enjoyed every single part of this day and learnt loads of things and can't wait for Week 2 Day 3 to come!!! God bless you and your family and friends and don't forget to stay tuned for more blog posts coming!!!
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Fact of the Day - Did you know that the 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English?
Question of the day - If you had a one food and drink to survive the whole week on what would it be?
Kia Ora Lillyana,
ReplyDeleteI’m Dani, one of the blog commenters for the Kaikohekohe cluster for the Summer Learning Journey. I have heard some great things about the learners in the Manaiakalani cluster so I thought I would jump on and check out some blog posts.
Wow! I can tell you have have investigated quite a bit of time and care into your SLJ activities, well done! I like how you wrote multiple journal entries from throughout Nelson Madela’s time in jail. It helped show how hard his whole sentence was on him.
Did your school participate in the School Strike 4 Climate Change? My school didn’t but my students this year ran inquiries into global issues and many of my students looked at our environment and how to reduce our carbon footprint. Seeing your picture of your metal straw reminds me that I need to buy one, I already have a reusable bags and a reusable coffee cup, so the next step is to get a straw. Has your family decided on what your family’s next eco step is?
I love your added fact and question of the day. I had no idea that Spanish would one of the top three widely spoken languages of the world. I would pick salads to eat because you can get so many different salads like potato and pasta based ones. I think I would choose water, because water is the best drink for you. What would you choose?
As it is the holiday period many of the Summer Learning Journey team are currently away from work and are spending some time with their friends and family. This means that you would get many encouraging comments over this time. We want you to keep blogging and we will comment on as many of your posts as we can when everyone is back at work!
Keep the blogging up!
Blog ya later,
Dani
Hey Dani ,
DeleteNice to meet you!! I don't know if my school Participated in the School Strike 4 Climate Change sorry. Me and My family is planning what our next eco step is. I think I would also choose water as well! Also Sorry for the very Late Replie! Ive been busy with all sorts of things.
Thanks for the comment Dani!!
Lillyana
Talofa lava Lillyana!
ReplyDeleteI will be commenting on activity 1.
Using Google slideshow to add your journal entries AND writing entries over the course of time that Nelson Mandela was in jail is clever! Kudos to you. Do you think you could spend 28 years in prison?
- Riiana
Talofa Lava Riiana!
DeleteI know for a fact and for sure that I couldn't spend 28 years in prison because I will miss my family the most etc
-Lillyana