Day 1: The Early Years (Late 1800s – 1919)
Activity 1: St Joseph’s Cathedral
At the turn of the century, there was a great deal of construction happening in New Zealand. Many of the new British settlers wanted to build homes and community meeting places, such as churches. One of the largest buildings to be constructed during this period was St Joseph’s Cathedral in Dunedin.
St Joseph’s Cathedral is just one of hundreds of beautiful cathedrals around the world.
Use your search engine to find a picture of another famous cathedral. Post a picture of the cathedral on your blog. Underneath the picture tell us: the name of the cathedral, where the cathedral is located, when it was built, and how long it took to build.
The cathedral i picked is the Winchester cathedral. The Winchester cathedral is located in Winchester, build in 1079 and it took 14 years to complete.
Activity 2: The Right to Vote
At the turn of the century, New Zealand elected its first ever government. Richard John Seddon served as
the leader of the Liberal Party from 1893-1906. Prior to 1893, only men were legally allowed to vote. This all changed in the late 1800s when a woman named Kate Sheppard lead a suffragist movement in New Zealand calling for a change in law. Her hard work finally paid off when the Electoral Act was passed into law on 19 September 1893, giving women the right to vote. New Zealand was the first country to give all women the right to vote. There were still countries in the world (e.g. Saudi Arabia) who, until recently, did not allow women to vote.
On your blog tell us what you think about the fact that women were not allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia until 2015. Is it fair? Why or why not?
For me i think it is not fair because all of the votes come from the men and not the woman's. So that means all of the men wants to vote for a specific person while the women wants to vote for another person but at same time Some of the women wouldn't
mind it because they might be too lazy to get up and go vote.
Bonus Activity: In Flanders Fields
As the new century dawned, New Zealanders settled into a period of relative calm. The calm lasted for about 15 years but came to a sudden end in 1914 when World War I erupted in Europe. The war lasted for almost five years and claimed the lives of 18,000 New Zealanders.
It also claimed the lives of thousands of men and women from countries around the world. Every year, we remember these brave men and women on ANZAC Day (25 April). Many people go to a special Anzac Day ceremony where they read a special poem that was written for the fallen soldiers. The poem is called ‘In Flanders Fields’ bay John McCrae.
Read the poem. On your blog, tell us what you think of the poem. Do you like it? How does it make you feel?
It makes me feel very lucky to live in a beautiful, safe country like New Zealand. It also makes me feel sad for those who died in the war and for their families. I think that we are very lucky that they went to war and fought for our freedom. What do you think?
Reading This poem Made me curious and think "Why do people kill other people i meant Why don't they live in peace. Besides that, The poem is a awesome and a sad at the same time. Awesome because It has interesting words like quarrel and larks and its sad because Lots of people from New Zealand and Australia die during the war.
POINTS: 10
Reading This poem Made me curious and think "Why do people kill other people i meant Why don't they live in peace. Besides that, The poem is a awesome and a sad at the same time. Awesome because It has interesting words like quarrel and larks and its sad because Lots of people from New Zealand and Australia die during the war.
POINTS: 10
Hi there Siosaia, thanks for completing another set of activities. It's great to see how motivated you are these holidays!
ReplyDeleteI love your response to the poem, especially the opening few sentences. It really is a strange thing why people want to kill each other. I have to say I have wondered this many times. It's great to read how you find it both awesome and sad, and recognise the beauty of the poem but also the sadness that surrounds it.
Have you ever written a poem? What would be your favourite kind of poem?
Thanks, Billy
Hi Siosaia,
ReplyDeleteRuby here from the Summer Learning Journey team! It's great to see that you've been working on these activities so diligently. Well done!
Activity 1: That's a great cathedral! I've not heard of it before so it was great to learn something about it. I'm surprised that it only took them 14 years to build it! With so much detail, I thought it would have taken them much longer! Why do you think they were able to complete it so quickly?
Activity 2: I don't think it's fair either! Women are still people and should be treated as every other person. I found it funny that you said some people wouldn't mind because they're too lazy to vote. People should always try and vote if they can! Would you vote if you were able to?
I look forward to reading more of your blog over the summer.
Cheers,
Ruby.