Slave Trading

 In Social Studies we are learning about slave trading and Spirituals. Spirituals were used to help slaves communicate and try to figure out a way to escape without being caught. Harriet Tubman was the first slave to escape so she decided to write songs that had hidden messages. The hidden messages would help the slaves try to escape.

One of her songs was 'Wade in the water'

The message in this song is if you are trying to escape go through the water instead of on land because their masters would send out dogs to search for them and kill them. Over a span of 10 years Harriet had made 19 trips into the South and help over 300 slaves escape. The Underground rail road was paths that's Harriet had come up to help slaves escape without being caught.

Slave map

Unwind

In English we are going to be starting to read a Novel called Unwind. I think the book Unwind is written in a third person view and that the story will be dark unhappy and involve mischief. I think it is called Unwind because someone finds out hidden information about the government then they will be hunted down until they are killed.. I think this story will take place somewhere in America and in the 2000s.

Critical Literacy

 The film 'Treaty of Waitangi: What really happened' directed by Peter Burger, is about the signing of one of our founding documents. It is a dramatisation of the days leading up to and including the signing. We know this through the chiefs arguing, discussing and eventually signing the Treaty based on history. We also know through the films title and voice over.

The Treaty of Waitangi

Text Title: 'How to make Smart Goals'

Text Type: A film

Text Creator: Peter Burger

Text Purpose: To inform us how to make SMART Goals.

Date: 12 February 2021

The Crown wrote up the Treaty. There were lots of arguments and discussion about whether or not the Māori should sign the treaty because they were concerned that they might get their land and peoples rights taken away. After the meeting the Māori chiefs signed the treaty and then received some tobacco and blankets afterwards.