Looking at things from a different point of view can change the way you think!
So can finding things in common with things that are quite different —
like a canoe, an island and a planet!
Class Discussion
THE CANOE IS AN ISLAND, THE ISLAND IS A CANOE
What do the three images above have in common?
What does the saying mean to you?
He wa’a he moku, he moku he wa’a.The canoe is an island, the island is a canoe.
What activities do people need to do to survive:
on a canoe?
on an island?on our planet?
What qualities do people need to do get along:
on a canoe?
on an island?on our planet?
Class Discussion
THE CANOE IS AN ISLAND, THE ISLAND IS A CANOE
Discuss the power of these images to do the following:
1. Shine a light on world issues:
What issue do the photos make you think about?
2. Bring out emotions:
What do they make you feel?
3. Provoke action:
What do they make you want to do?
4. Evoke memories:
Do they make you remember something?
What other images have you seen that have had the power to do those things?