Beatlemania - Social studies

 Hello everyone, in social studies we are learning about The Beatles. We are looking through their songs and what is the difference between the 1940s to The Beatles era. 

Song title: I want to hold your hand

By: The Beatles 

The song/lyrics are about holding a person's hand or someone with who you want to share a short moment and simply hold their hands. The Beatles explained that a small moment (like 'holding your hands') can turn into something big or simply end the moment by letting go of their hands. holding someone's hand it's no need to feel that you need to really get to know the person before you do but close enough that you share a real moment with a complete stranger.

 

Lyrics:

Oh yeah, I'll tell you somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

Oh please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
Now, let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I feel that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

What's the difference between the 1940s songs?

The 1940's songs are more into Jazz. Jazz is listened to the most in 1940s because of the wars that happened and that cause gloominess around the world. When music like The Beatles come out, most people were in shock and very surprising.  

Anti - Vietnam song

Hello everyone, in social studies, we are learning about the Vietnam war and most of the Americans didn't join the war and just want peace. We have to pick a song and we have to know the meaning behind the song. 

Most of the people in America was against the war. They invited people who are against the war and gather to have 3-days of peace where they make music and just have fun without war and people dying. 

Here is the song I picked: 

Title: Give peace a chance

By: John Lenon

The song/lyrics are about the anti-war movement. This song is basically telling that they just want peace and fighting or joining the war is useless. They put a lot of effort to promote 'World peace' and they got the media attention which was a successful promotion of the cause.

Lyrics:

Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

C'mon
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers
Sinisters, Banisters and canisters
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes
And bye bye, bye byes

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Let me tell you now
Ev'rybody's talking about
Revolution, evolution, masturbation
Flagellation, regulation, integrations
Meditations, United Nations
Congratulations

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Significance of WW1

 Hello everyone, in Social studies we are learning about ANZAC/ The significant of WW1. We watch and search for information about this topic so we could understand more about the Anzacs, what they are known for and also how music is still used at that time. 

Gallipoli Campaign 

Gallipoli campaign is a Campaign that took place from 19th of February 1915 to the 9th of January 1916. The campaign purpose is to make an opening through the Dardanelles for allied ships to come through and capture the capital of the Ottoman empire. Their goal is to completely throw the Ottoman Empire out of the war. The campaign continued for 8 months, resulting in the Ottoman Empire winning.

The last post 

When do you hear the Last Post being played?

This is normally played when celebrating Anzac or remembrance day. This can also be played in services where they commemorate the people who have participated in the war and honour the people who sacrificed themselves. The last post can also be heard during memorial and funerals for people who have served their country.   

Why is this song significant to New Zealand?

The song is significant because to New Zealand because this honours many soldiers who served, sacrificed and died for our country. This is also very important because of the soldiers that are not proper burial and to those soldiers that never been found or not even been found.

What does the Last Post represent?

This Represent the wars and battles that the world has gone through. Before the last post was just a signified what time of the day it was for the soldier. As time passed by it has been incorporated into military services and ceremonies for the people who have served their country. 

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Parihaka - Music through time

 Hello everyone, In social studies, we are learning about Parihaka and about their peace and passive resistance. We also look at other leaders who had done the same thing as Parihaka, they use peace, not violence. We look at how the native people in parihaka impacted and how songs are used during the event.  

Small information about Parihaka: 

Parihaka is a small village between the tasman sea. After signing the treaty of waitngi, the government starts to take lands from Moāri. People lost their homes and they don't have anywhere to go to. Parihaka was a small village who helped many natives who don't have anywhere to goor lost their homes that time.

Lyrics: 

We have to understand the meaning behind the song and answer the questions about the music.

Song: Parihaka 

Artist: Tim Finn & Herbs

My friend, My friend, I hate to see you suffer,

Events conspire to bring us to our knees,

My friend, my friend, you've taken this the wrong way,

Rise up, defend yourself, never give in,

Look to the sky, the spirit of Te Whiti,

The endless tide is murmuring his name.

I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,

And even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain.

I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.

Te Whiti he used the language of the spirit,

Then stood accused, the madman and his dream,

He saw the train go roaring through the tunnel,

He heard the voice travel on the magic wire,

But he loved the silence of the river,

He watched the dog piss on the cannon's wheel.

I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,

And even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain.

I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.

One day you'll know the truth,

They can't pull out the roots,

Come and take me home,

To weep for my lost brother.

They gather still, the clouds of Taranaki,

His children's children wearing the white plume,

So take me for the sins of these sad islands,

The wave still breaks on the rock of Rouhotu.

And when you taste the salt that's on your pudding,

And when you taste the sugar in your soup,

Think of Te Whiti, he'll never be defeated,

Even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain,

I'll sing for you the song of Parihaka,

Come to Parihaka,

Weep for my lost brother,

The spirit of nonviolence,

Has come to fill the silence, Come to Parihaka.

Question and answers

What is the main message of this song?

- The main message is about the suffering they had experienced and they still stay strong. The song mentioned information of how Parihaka have suffered a lot.

What line explain their passive resistance method?

- ' My friend, My friend, I hate to see you suffer,

Events conspire to bring us to our knees,

My friend, my friend, you've taken this the wrong way,

Rise up, defend yourself, never give in,

Look to the sky, the spirit of Te Whiti,

The endless tide is murmuring his name.'

What does 'you can't pull out the roots' refer to?

- It is referring that ' whenever you do to  my culture and the heritage of our land it will always be the same and always be still the same. no one can take it out from me.  '

Give evidence of their determination?

- ' I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,

And even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain.

I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka. '

How does this song show the significance of Parihaka?

- Is shows that Parihaka is significant because of the way they think positively even though they are suffering. This song gives awareness and justice for the people who had lost their love one in that event.      

How many people are affected?

- 1600 or more, people have been affected of the rights in the land/ of their land. They imprisoned people who are homeless and people who wants to stop them from claiming Parihaka. 

Critical literacy

 Hello everyone, In Wananga we have been working in critical literacy. In critical literacy, we have to write a sum up (summarise) an activity that we have done in class, like 'we have read a book, the author is______this book is about____and I believe this is very interesting because it _____'. 

What is the locator flag:

The activity that I'm gonna talk about is the locator flag we made. The locator flag is where a teacher gives you a paper and you have to draw something that represents you. When you are finished with it you have to locate where you are born and put a pin and a string, I can't really explain it properly so I searched for an image that kinda represents what we are doing. 

Title: Locator flag

We made this so people could get to know our class and also to know more about our classmates. 

Text type: Art for the world flag 

Creator: Alliah (me)

Who benefits from this?

This benefits anyone because it's about getting to know our class more/ students in our class. This also helps the teacher to know us more and this also helps people who are interested in you.