Outstanders

 Hello, this term in my Nga Tangata class we had been been given a lot of tasks about protests, Parihaka and Kate Sheppard. so is what we have been doing... 

Protests

Kate Sheppard

Kate Sheppard 

1. Q - where was Kate Sheppard born? A- Kate Sheppard was born in Liverpool, England in 1847.

2. Q- Why do you think Kate Sheppard was placed on the New Zealand $10 note? A - I think that Kate Sheppard was placed on New Zealand $10 not because of her leadership role in the Women’s Suffrage movement.

3. Q - What does WCTU stand for? A - WCTU stands for Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

4. Q - What are the three actions, Kate Sheppard took in her quest for women to have the right to vote? A - the three actions that Kate Sheppard took in her quest while traveling around the country were, writing to newspapers, holding public meetings, and talking to the Members Of Parliament

                                    True Or False?     

Kate Sheppard was born in 1847.	True
Australia was the first country to let women vote.	False, New Zealand was the first to let women vote.
Nearly 32,000 signatures were collected in Sheppard’s vote	True
Kate Sheppard’s image is on the $20 note.	False, it’s on the N.Z $10 note.

          Summarise the article in your own words:

This article is about Kate Sheppard’s life and her leadership in Women’s Suffrage, she made a Petition where more than 32,000 women signed it, and she held public meetings, wite to the newspapers and talked to the Members of Parliament, then after Kate Sheppard achieved her goal of women voting, she moved back to England the following year, with her husband. After a few years, she returned to New Zealand and helped to organize the National Council of women and campaigned for women to serve as Members Of Parliament. Since her death, she has received many honors within New Zealand buildings, streets, and neighborhoods, throughout New Zealand, are named after her and in 1991 her image was placed on the New Zealand $10 note.

In the following sentences, circle the nouns and underline the verbs.

Sheppard traveled all over New Zealand, writing to Newspapers, holding public meetings, and talking to Members Of Parliament.

Women could now vote! New Zealand women were the first in the world to be able to vote.

Understand explain ideas and concepts

Using the word bak below, fill in the gaps to complete these sentences.

Note      32,000      believe      postage stamp

1. Many men didn’t Believe women should be able to vote

2. Kate Sheppard collected 32,000 signatures in a petition

3. Sheppard featured on a postage stamp and in 1991, her image was placed on the New Zealand $10 note.

In the following text, circle or use a highlighter to show the keywords and/or phrases.

In 1893, Kate Sheppard and her team collected the signatures of nearly 32,000 women and men to show how many people supported their cause. They also had the support of the Prime minister at the time, John Ballance. This petition was 270 meters long!!

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Parihaka

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Reading activities

Upstanders: Reading - How To Be Normal

Did I understand?:

1. Q. Who did Charley bang into? - A. Charley banged into Michaela’s desk

2. Q. ‘Charleys at the library more relaxed than ever, what is the main message/purpose of this paragraph? How does the author create this mood? What does it teach us about Charley? - A. What it means is that for the first time in a long time, Charley was finally relaxed, and it shows that she has been having a difficult time at the moment.

3.  Q. What impression does the author want to give of Charley? How do you know? - A. The author wants us to know that Charley is a bit weird, and is an introvert.

4.  A. Why is Charley angry with Amy? Do you think that she is right to be angry? Why/why not? - Q. Charley is angry with Amy because she does not want her standing up for her when she gets bullied, and I don’t not think that Charley is right to be angry at Amy, because Amy is just trying to be nice and stand up for her.

5. Find a range of words and phrases to show how Charley is feeling throughout the story. A. Sad, Lonely, Embarrased, Nervous, Angry, Relaxed, Happy, Proud.

Exploring language

What do these words mean? Find a definition for each one and use it in a sentence.

1. Screeches - Giving a loud, high-pitched sound or noise  - when the students open the door, it makes a loud screech.

2.  Apologies - Asking for forgiveness - The student gave apologies to the teacher for her silly behavior

3. Intently - to do something with concentration and with eagerness - She read the book intently

Write 3 sentences about the story using ‘they’re’ ‘there’ ‘their’.

There is one main character in the story and Their name is Charley.

Charley and Amy are in the story, and in the story They’re classmates

If you read the last page There is Charleys drawing of a horse in the forest.

All in order!!

Select at least 10 or your adjectives and put them in alphabetical order.

1. Best

2. Chewed-up

3. Childish

4. Closed

5. Lemon

6. Little

7. Old

8. Sports

9. Straight

10. Quiet

Why do you think we gave you this article to read as part of our Outstanders hurumanu? Write a paragraph explaining your ideas and giving evidence from the story? - I think that our teachers gave us this article so we can learn that we are not always the same and sometimes need our alone time. 

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