Summer Learning Journey Day 3, Week 2

DAY 3: Women’s Rights
Activity 1: The Right to Vote [4 points]

Kate Sheppard was a very famous and important New Zealander. In the late 1800s, she fought for women to have the right to vote in elections. She did this by creating petitions (lists with the names of people who supported her), running public meetings, writing letters to the newspaper, and talking to politicians.

As a result of her hard work, women in New Zealand (NZ) were first granted the right to vote in 1893. This made NZ the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. We call this right ‘women’s suffrage’.

In honour of Kate Sheppard’s work, the NZ government has put her image on the current $10 note.

For this activity, let’s imagine that the government decided to create a new $10 banknote and replace Kate with a picture of a different New Zealand woman. Tell us who you think the government should put on the new $10 note and provide a picture to go with your explanation. 

Jacinda Adern. The reason why I picked Jacinda Adern is because, she is an important politician/ role model for many people. To me, she is loyal, determined and a respectful prime minister.

Did you know?
Jacinda Adern is the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand
Jacinda Adern was the youngest female head of government, started at age 37. (Currently at 39)
Jacinda Adern's full name is Jacinda Kate Laurell Adern 

Activity 2: The Right to an Education [4 points]

Malala Yousafzai is a woman who was born and raised in Pakistan. In 2012, she was shot and
wounded when traveling home on the bus from school. At the time, girls (and women) living in
Pakistan were not encouraged, or even allowed, to go to school. It is widely believed that Malala
was attacked because she (and her father) did not agree with this idea and they felt that women
had the right to an education. Once Malala recovered from her injuries she continued to advocate (fight) for the rights of all women to receive an education. For this work, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 - the youngest person to ever receive this prestigious prize. As well as giving speeches in front of many very important and influential people, Malala has written books about her own life. She has also written a children’s book called Malala’s Magic Pencil.

For this activity, we would like you to write a short story. The story can be about anything that you wish but to receive full points it must be at least 10 sentences long! Share your story on your blog.

Click on the link, which will take you to a doc with my story! 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTRxk8nn27spRcBnmKEGITBI1XuT89UtpvieYDYq0-Y/edit

Activity 3: Belle of the Ball [6 points]

Emma Watson is a movie star who started acting in films when she was just nine years old. You
might recognise her as Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter films or ‘Belle’ from the Disney
adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. When Emma is not acting, she spends a lot of time giving speeches and advocating for the rights of women and girls. In 2014 she launched the HeForShe campaign which encourages men and boys to actively support women and girls by speaking out about gender equality - the idea that males (men) and females (women) have the same rights. Emma is also an avid reader who started her own worldwide book club!

Let’s imagine that Emma has just emailed you and asked for your help. She needs a recommendation for a great book. Not only that but she also needs you to prepare a short review of the book to share with her readers.

For this activity, choose a book that you like and write a short review of it. In the review, tell us what the book is about and what you like about it. Share your book review with a photo or illustration (drawing) of the book on your blog when you have internet access.

The book that I have chosen is my Complete Atlas of the world. I received this book when I got an award from my school prize giving. I really like this book because it has lots of information about places in the world. It also provides pictures of every country/Continent.