talaria-reading

Week 2/3
Website: Myths from other countries __**Tasks**__
 * Choose two different countries from the Myths page and watch the video about the creation legend
 * After each video get the worksheet for that country and watch the video again to answer the questions
 * Paste worksheet into Scrapbook

Week 4
//Here is Maui's first ever interview about the things that made him one of our very own heroes.// __**Task**__
 * Interview with Maui (YP:06)**
 * Write an interview with a character from mythology

__**Steps**__
 * Read the story "Interview with Maui"
 * Discuss with the group what kind of questions Maui was asked
 * Work with your group to come up with some questions you'd like to ask another mythological character (doesn't have to be Maori)
 * Draft your interview (questions and answers)
 * Check your story with one of your group members

__**Presentation**__ > * Online > * By Hand > * Picture/Comic > * Other
 * Decide how you'd like to present your story
 * Publish your story

Week 5/6
__**Purpose**__ * retell a Māori legend using the technology of animation * use and combine visual features to communicate meaning * explore and apply photography and video editing knowledge and techniques.
 * Legomation – recreate a traditional Maori Legend using Lego and stop animation**

__**Tasks**__
 * 1) Plan how you will use Lego and other props to create a scene that communicates part of the legend
 * 2) Create each scene and use a digital camera to take a photograph of it
 * 3) Change your scene slightly by moving some of the props and Lego creations, and take another photograph
 * 4) Repeat until you have enough photos for your animation
 * 5) Upload the photos onto the iBook (and into iTunes) (you may be using my macbook for this task)
 * 6) Use iMovie to put the animation together including captions
 * 7) Use CC licensed music as the soundscape for your movie
 * 8) Save the movie as a QT file to share with the class

Week 7
The Battle of the Mountains (4:1:00) //A Tuwharetoa legend retold by Te Maari Gardiner. Which warrior mountain will win Pihanga's heart? What mountains will do for love.//