PRC32

L3 Pacific Rim Culture

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Polly Thin-Rabb.

Pacific Rim Culture offers students an opportunity to bring their own cultural knowledge and understanding to learning as well as engage in new learning about various Pacific cultures. This course engages students in developing collaboration through teaching and/or learning a range of Pasifika dances and/or songs, communication skills through researching and presenting, and creativity through developing new dance ideas and presentation modes. 

There are a variety of unit and achievement standards which students can choose from to create their own personal learning programme.

Recommended Prior Learning

Open Entry

Standards Available

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 35 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 35 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 17164 v6
NZQA Info
Draw a conclusion after investigating a hypothesis on an aspect of Pacific indigenous knowledge with consultation
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 17167 v5
NZQA Info
Draw a conclusion after investigating a hypothesis on an aspect of Pacific change and development with consultation
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 17170 v5
NZQA Info
Draw a conclusion after investigating a hypothesis on an aspect of Pacific society with consultation
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 26540 v6
NZQA Info
Communicate comprehensive understanding of an aspect of Pacific culture through a planned presentation with consultation
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91418 v2
NZQA Info
Making Music 3.3 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91591 v2
NZQA Info
Dance 3.4 - Perform a group dance
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91592 v2
NZQA Info
Dance 3.5 - Perform a repertoire of contrasting dances
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 35
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 14

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.