Heretaunga College

Year 9 Celebrating With Food (Semester 2)

Course Description

This is a semester-long course.

You will explore formal and informal celebrations and discover how different cultures from around the world celebrate with food. We will learn about different cultures, customs, religions and especially how different people celebrate special occasions with food.

The big question: Why/how do we celebrate with food? Do you think that cultural traditions should be respected and maintained, or is change inevitable?

Learning Areas:

Technology, Digital Technology & Design

Assessment Information

MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)

Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.

• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.

WHAKAARO (THINKING)

Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.

• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.