Is there such a thing as a Kiwi identity? Or are there Kiwi identities?
How do we acquire the elements of our national identities? When do we recognise ourselves as...? Students create a Personal Timeline (modelled on a History Road), tracking and recording significant people and significant events that have shaped their identities.
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What role does CulturalIdentity (Word 49KB) play in establishing a national identity? Refer back to learning task 1 - The Circle Game. What sort of things did students identify as being part of their cultural identities? What makes up a person's culture?
As we grow older, what happens to our sense of identity? What strengthens or weakens our sense of identity? It is said that New Zealand goes into depression when the All Blacks lose; that the fate of the government hangs on the All Blacks winning! What does losing rugby matches appear to do to many New Zealanders' sense of identity?
Return to the list of factors that played a role in developing students' cultural identities. Students identify two or three people who have had an influence on their lives, eg. elder family members, other relatives, church leaders and arrange to interview them.
Inquiry Focus:
Students draw a large outline of one of their cultural icons on A3 paper. Using words, symbols and pictures they summarise their national and/or cultural identities on the icon. Display the finished icons around the room.
Monitor the media, especially TV, for a week. How well does the media represent different cultural identities? Can it be described as a monocultural or multicultural? Why?
Published on: 09 Jan 2018
