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Thursday, 12 November 2020

Thursday Research Task

Response to Text

 Cook Islands - Michel Tuffery

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  1. Michel Tuffery created a bull made out of ?

  1. 300 Cotton wool b) 300 corned beef tins

c) 300 tooth picks d) 300 metres of tin

2.c

a) the movie “Cocoa” b) stories from his grandfather

c) stories from his mother d) Christmas in Samoa


3. His creation for Sydney Olympic Games 2000 were?

a) raging bull with fireworks b) tuna fins

c) moving giant fish and turtles d) Olympic uniforms


4. Who is Tiare?

a) a princess crown b) his daughter

c) his mother d) name of his art piece


5. What languages does Michel speak ?

  1. Art and english b) art and cook island

c) art and russian d) art and egyptian


7.  What inspired Michel’s creative art work?

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8.What are Michel’s love in his live?

  1. Loves MacDonalds & KFC b) Loves rugby and art

     c) loves reading d) loves sailing


9.What does dyslexia mean (page 5)?




10.  Do you think dyslexia helped Michel with his art work?




4 Facts Cook Island Artist

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Cook Island Art

 

Response to Text

Cook Islands - staff god

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Atua Rakau:


  1. What is a staff god?

  1. Name for our kitchen b) a stick in form of a god

c) Movie on netflix d) a religion

2.  What material is the staff god made from?

a) ice b) wood

c) diamonds d) iron


3. What does elaborately mean?

a) intricate b) tiny

c) disgusting d) detailed



4. How did the European missionaries view staff gods?

a) secular b) American idol

c) idols d) demonic



5. How long is the surviving staff god ?

  1. 6 metres b) 2 metres

c) one third of the length d) 19 metres


7.  Which best describes this staff god?Staff-god (detail), late 18th-early 19th century, wood, paper mulberry bark, feather, 396 cm, Rarotonga, Cook Islands © Trustees of the British Museum

  1. Smooth green eyes with stylised head, mouth, ears; a curved back with notches on the ear side

  2. Smooth eyes with stylised ears; a curved ankle with notches on the shoulder sides

  3. Smooth head with stylised ankles, mouth, noese; a curved neck with notches on the back sides

  4. Smooth head with stylised eyes, mouth, ears; a curved neck with notches on the back sides


8. How did William Ellis described the staff gods?

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9. When was Christianity introduced to Cook Islands?

  1. 2020 b) 19th Century

      c) 2019 d) 1900





Monday, 9 November 2020

Supported Writing: Monday

Monday Research Task

Response to Text

 Cook Islands History: 

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About Cook Islands:


1. How many islands are said to be on Cook Islands?

a) 3 b) 10

c) 15 d) 88


2. Which island is not located beside the Cook Islands?

a) New Zealand b) Tonga

c) French Polynesia d) American Samoa


3. How did Cook Islands get their name?

a) From coke cola b) from James Cook 

c) from chocolate d) from Cocoa Chanel


Cook Islands History:


4. Where did the first Cook Islands arrive from?

a) Hawaii b) Tahiti

c) New Zealand d) Hervey Island


5. What does Cook Islands not do for art?

a) wood carving b) piercing

c) weaving d) tivaevae


6. True or False: Captain James Cook named Cook Islands ?

a) True b) False


Wood carving: 


7. Rarotonga is famous for its carving …. 

  1. its wooden seats b) fisherman’s gods and staff-gods

c) it’s ceremonial adzes d) pencils


8. What islands are not mentioned for wood carving?

a) Mitiaro b) Mauke

c) Atiu d) Pukapuka


9. True or false: The wooden carvings had to be blessed before stood up?

a) True b) False


10. How can you identify where people are from in Cook Islands?


4 Facts Cook Island History

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Tongan Art Forms Supported

Tuesday Research Task

Silver - Multiplication.

Multiplication

Tuesday: Response to Text.

 1. Which of the following is not a way that mat weaving is used for?

a) bedding b) weddings

c) shoe holder d) flooring


2. What do mats signify?

a) love b) respect

c) health d) social status


3. What is the tongan word for ‘mat weaving’?

a) kiekie b) ta’ovala

c) ngatu d) kava


Ngatu Tonga (tapa cloth):


4. From what tree is the bark used to make tapa from?

a) Paper Mulberry b) Wood Blueberry

c) Bone Strawberry d) Card Raspberry


5. The women design the tapa using what?

→Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a barkcloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in ... There are a handful of standard kupesi designs,


6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→More recently, Tongans have created modern patterns that take from outside influences; these include 'Ikale, Laione, Sila 'o Tonga, Hala Paini, Sisi Papa'i Fa, Fakalala 'o Lupepau'u,


Wood and bone carvings: 


7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→Historically, wood and bone carving were an important part of the Tongan culture. Men carved wood making bowls, head rests,


8. What are 3 different things that are carved out of bone?

→Traditionally carving with wood and bone is an important part of the Tongan culture. Men carved from wood, making bowls, head rests, log drums (used for calling people to events such as church or a feast),


9. Were whale bones hard to find for carving? If so, why?

→If you do find an actual whale bone carving, the legality of carrying it into another country depends on where you are going; you'll need to research that country's .


10. Name 3 different things that are carved out of wood.         →Today, wood carvings such as masks, clubs, animal figurines, and kava bowls are sold as Tongan handicrafts.

4 Facts Tongan Art Forms

Monday, 2 November 2020

Response to Text

 Tongan History: 

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About Tonga:


1. How many islands are said to be on Tonga?

a) 168 b) 169

c) 170 d) 171


2. Which of the following are not a group that Tonga was split into?

a) Vava’u b) Nuku’alofa

c) Ha’apai d) Tongatapu


3. What 2 languages are spoken in Tonga?

a) Tongan & English b) Tongan & Samoan

c) Tongan & German d) Tongan & Polynesian


Tongan History:


4. Where did the Polynesians settle 3000 years ago?

a) Nuku’alofa b) Ha’apai

c) Vava’u d) Tongatapu


5. Who brought the Tongans together to become one?

a) Queen Elizabeth b) King George V

c) Tāufa’āhau d) PM Pohiva


6. True or False: Tonga is the only country in the pacific to not give up their own government?

a) True b) False


Mat Weaving: 


7. What is used to weave the mats?

a) Modern technology b) Old Technology

c) Hands d) Broken down cars


8. What are mats worn around the waist called?

a) lavalava b) ta’ovala

c) ie d) mat