Week 2 : Day 1 : Activities 1, 2 + Bonus Activity

Monday-25th-December-2017

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.

Cathedral:

This Cathedral is called St Patrick’s Cathedral

which is located in Auckland Central City, New

Zealand. The First Cathedral building known as

the Wooden Building was built in 1842 taking it

less than a year to build.

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?

My Opinion:

I strongly disagree on the fact that women were not

allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia until 2015 because

that is way too long for women to wait just to vote for

elections. This is not fair because if women in New

Zealand were allowed to vote much earlier, women

from other places should have been able to as well.

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’ by 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?

My Thinking:

This Poem is very dedicating and it really makes me

feel grateful for all the people that sacrificed their own

cherished lives just to keep us safe. But is also makes

me feel happy that this poem represents the time that

all men who fought for our freedom and lives are always

being remembered.

BONUS POINTS: 10