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The Kiwi Dollar
 As you know, only the most highly regarded New Zealanders end up having their face on one of our bank notes. At the moment we have, $5 - Sir Edmund Hillary  $10 - Kate Shepherd  $20 - Queen Elizabeth II  $50 - Sir Apirana Ngata  $100 - Ernest Rutherford

 Now the Government has decided to create a new banknote: the $75 note!

 At the moment they have not decided which New Zealander to put on it. They are asking the public for their ideas. This assignment gives you the chance to research a New Zealander that you believe should go on the 75 dollar note, and to try to persuade the government of your choice. You will also have the chance to design what the $75 note should look like.

 Follow the steps below to complete your assignment:  1. **iPlay:** Use Inspiration to brainstorm at least five people that you think could go on the $75. Make sure they are from three different areas (i.e. sport, science, military etc - not just sport). Use the many books in the class and the websites below to find about a range of people.

 2. Choose one of these and create a page on the wiki, using their name as the page title. Remember capitals! Put a picture of them on your page. Under the picture say which website you got the picture from. Also insert your Inspiration brainstorm from activity one and give it a title.

 3. **iThink:** Remember our discussion about 'Skinny Questions', 'Fat Questions' and 'Real Fat Questions'? Think about what you want to find out about your person and write four skinny questions, two fat questions, and two real fat questions. Put these questions on your page. Use Inspiration for this.

 4. **iRecord**: Find out the answers to your questions using classroom resources and the internet. The following websites will be useful. [|Famous New Zealanders (Christchurch City Library)][|The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography] Wikipedia Remember, you are not allowed to copy and paste sentences from other websites. Use the information, but put it in your own words. Write down which website/resource you got your information from.

 5. **iRecord:** Make a Double-Bubble diagram comparing your person to one of the people already on the NZ banknotes. What similarities and differences can you find?

 6. **iRecord:** Write a poem about your person. Your poem must include three facts and tell us something about why we should respect/admire this person. OR You could pretend that you ARE that person, and write a poem from their perspective about something great they did. You could use Glogster for this.

 7.  **iRecord:** Finally, create a design for the $75 note. Have a look at money designs from NZ and other countries to get some ideas. Remember, banknotes have two sides. On the back it is common to put an animal or bird that is important to that country.


 * iCan!** Well done! You have created an excellent resource about your chosen person. Invite at least three people from outside our class to view your page and celebrate your achievement!