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 are from, celebrations, reunions, stories, traditions, religions and holidays.
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, Maui and the Goddess of Fire, Battle of the Mountains and Maui and the Big Fish. I wrote my own legend about how the Zebra got its Stripes.
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 organising the music and others took on the role of bringing the story alive with dance and drama.
Reflection:
For our production I contributed by doing a ballet dance.
I think the show might impact on others by making our parents, friends and teachers proud.
What I learned about working with others was that when you work together you can make something really awesome.
