Tuesday 31 July 2018

Hidden Figures: the big question

1. What evidence do you see in the film of racism?
2. Why do you think that coloured people were treated so differently and so badly?

Tuesday 24 July 2018

The big question: overcoming obstacles

1. What are the things which make it hard for you to be successful at realising your dreams? (barriers)


2. What are the things which help you overcome obstacles to realising your dreams?

Next, we are each going to choose a person from the list below to find out more about:

Barack Obama
Katherine Johnson
Helen Keller
Stephen Hawking
Nelson Mandela
Jonah Lomu
Mojo Mathers
Valerie Adams

Write the name of your chosen person underneath your writing about overcoming your own obstacles.  Then create a table like this:

Three sources I found on this person:

Key facts: born, died (if dead), where lived, family.

Achievements: Describe what this person achieved in your own words
                                                                                                                       
Obstacles: what did this person find difficult in life?

Support:  who and what helped this person to achieve their goals?

Your thoughts: what can we learn to change our own lives from reading about this person?

Then, fill it in!!

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