Level 1 Integrated Studies
SSCIS1 Course DescriptionIntegrated Studies is a course designed to be taken for both Social Studies and English. In this course we will tackle some NCEA credits by learning in different and more interactive ways that are more suitable for students that learn best both inside and outside of the classroom. We will build your literacy skills by exploring how our past has shaped what life is like today, explore our school garden and outdoor spaces to learn some life skills, and develop our understanding of life outside of our kura. We will explore Te Ao Maori concepts to explore ideas about identity and our turangawaewae, thinking about who we are and why where we come forms matters. This course is suitable for those that like to work with support to build their communication skills and who want to work collaboratively with others as we earn some credits from across different NCEA subject areas.
Integrated Literacy Skills: We aim to build your skills in reading comprehension, to help you understand what you read. We want you to be strong communicators, able to form an argument, and express your ideas clearly in your writing.
Course Overview
Term 1
Weeks 1-4: Greek Mythology introduction. Seminars for students to present myths to the class.
Week 5-6: a trip to Orongomai marae. Working on understanding of whakapapa and whakairo.
Weeks 6-8: The Parthenon - form and function.
Weeks 9-10: Comparisons made in 91912 (due Term Two).
Term 2
Weeks 1-5: reading through the Odyssey making notes about character, themes etc (the usual). Reflect on manaakitanga and its similarities and differences to xenia.
Week 6: gather up all Xenia quotes and relate them to the cultural and religious traditions of Ancient Greece, and earlier understandings gained from Term One.
Weeks 7- 10: 91917 completed in class
Term 3
Weeks 1-4: Study Cleopatra
Weeks 5-8: looking at Te Kooti, examine to what extent he embodies the same changing perspectives throughout history.
Weeks 9-10: Preparation for practice examination 92027. Students may choose whether to write on Cleopatra or Te Kooti in the exam.
Term 4
Weeks 1-4: Revision
Assessment Information
91917 (Religious Studies Internal) Demonstrate understanding of how a significant religious narrative relates to a cultural context or religious tradition - 5 credits: The Odyssey, Manaakitanga and Xenia.
91912 (Visual Arts Internal) Use Visual Arts practice to explore Aotearoa New Zealand's Māori foundational context and another cultural context - 5 credits: The Parthenon in comparison to a Wharenui.
92027 (History External) Demonstrate understanding of perspectives on a historical context - 5 credits: Cleopatra - great leader or manipulative witch? Looking at historical perspectives on Cleopatra from antiquity to today. Will also look at Te Kooti and perspectives from the contemporary Victorian era to modern interpretations.
Total 15 credits.