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. Culture is…… where you come from, religions, traditions and celebrations!
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 Sun, Battle of the Mountains, Hinemoa and Tutanekai and Tutanekai and the Bird Woman. I have written my own legend called The Legend of the Ice Dragon…
We made a performance about the story Battle of the Mountains. Some students wrote the script (I was one of them), some students took on the job of making all the artwork, some worked hard on organising the music and others took on the role of bringing the story alive with dance and drama.
Photo: My picture is this, i drew it on my Chrome-Book, so please do not judge it, y'know it is hard. Try it and you'll see!
Reflection:
For our production I contributed by… Ideas, and I was an actor (Ruapehu, one of the mountain kids), and I also wrote some of the script.
I think the show might impact on others by… showcasing different Maori legends is fun, and even if they may seem boring at the time, you can make them into amazing and fun plays and whatnot.
What I learned about working with others was… Even if you have an idea, and so do others and you don’t get a chance to share your idea, there might be another idea, similar, or better to yours!
