LI: to research why language weeks are important.
This week our class has learnt about why language weeks are important. We decide to get into groups of 4, which I paired up with Louis, Beniz and Angie. We researched on a website that our teacher sent us, for us to take some notes about what’s been going on from the 70’s to today. We are learning about this because today is “Maori Language Week”. We noticed, while we were taking notes from a video about the 70’s, we realised it has a connection with the legacy of the maori kings and queens, and also a connection with the treaty of waitangi. Someone named Nga Tamatoa decided to lead the maori people because they were sick of the british people because they took over new zealand, which Nga Tamatoa decided to gather the maori people together to convince the british, to give the maori people a chance, to speak their language. According to the 20’s, there are many differences between the 70’s and this year.
I found this activity historical because it suprises me that there are some stories that have connections with the Nga Tamatoa story.