SLJ week 2, day 1

SLJ, Winter Learning Journey
Week Two: A period of change
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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.



Notre Dame
Located: Paris
When built: 1163
Building how long: Almost 200 years
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Activity 2: The Right to Vote

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?
_ I think women should have been allowed to vote because they have the right to vote and it's a free country. It's very unfair for all women in all countries because we're all humans and maybe women didn't like whoever became prime minister, so they should vote for their rights.
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Bonus Activity: In Flanders Field 

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?
_I love this poem because it makes me feel happy and i feel safe living in this world. It also makes me sad for those who sacrificed their life to fight for our country and for those died during war just makes me sad. How about you?