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Georgie, Adam, Emily, and Joshua investigated and described the ways in which people define their own identity and sense of self-worth and the ways they describe other people in the context of food preparation and sharing. Georgie's comments on the video reveal a great deal about what is important to her identity and sense of self-worth in situations where she is preparing and sharing food with others.

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Personal identity and self-worth

Investigates and describes the ways in which people define their own identity and sense of self-worth Georgie's reflection Georgie reflects on what it was like before the group identified ways in which they would work cooperatively. You know, when I first came here, we made some pizza, and I got put into this group, and I really didn't know much of them. But, yeah, and I felt left out and stuff, like I was just... used to sit there and watch and eat the food at the end.

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Student-student conversation Georgie, Adam, Emily, and Joshua sit down to share food after preparing it cooperatively: Emily: OK, let's eat. Adam: Sweet. Georgie: Shouldn't we say grace? Emily: You can All agree. Georgie blesses the food in te reo Māori. Adam: Cheers, lets dig in The grace Georgie used Nau mai ngā hua e hora nei I haere mai nā koe I whakatipu ā-nuku, I whakatipu ā-rangi Tawhia ki a Rehua Kia tae mai te ao mārama E Rongo, whakairia ki runga Kia tina, tina Hui e, tāiki e.

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Georgie reflects on what it was like to work with the group after they had adopted a range of cooperative strategies. Georgie's reflection Georgie's comments reveal what is important to her identity and sense of self-worth in situations where she is preparing and sharing food with others: It sort of gradually changed. It just got better and better. I felt part of the group, and I just liked it 'cos I didn't really like it before because I felt really excluded, and I don't like that feeling. I feel, like, more included in the group. I feel part of the group. Like, I like cooking now and, yeah, I like it 'cos I can go home and make it 'cos I know what to do now – yeah.

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Personal identity and self-worth

Investigates and describes the ways in which people define their own identity and sense of self-worth

In investigating and describing the ways in which people define their identity and sense of self-worth in the context of preparing and sharing food, Georgie illustrates some of the 'essential elements of cooperative learning in a foods practical'.

For 'positive interdependence', Georgie indicates that for all group members to feel that they are worthwhile members of the group, they need to be meaningfully and actively involved in the practical task. She identifies her feelings about first being left out and then included as an indication of what is important for her self-worth.

For 'individual accountability', Georgie indicates that for the practical task to succeed, it is important for group members to take personal responsibility for including others, ensuring that each person learns how to do individually what the group is doing collectively. In this situation, both the shared physical preparation of the food and the group's cooperative skills, which promote emotional safety and a sense of self-worth for all members of the group, ensure that everyone is included. She also provides evidence that individual learning within the group situation should enable the individual to repeat the practical by herself. She says that knowing how to prepare food gives her the personal confidence to go home and do the same, further contributing to her sense of self-worth.

For 'individual reflection', Georgie shows that she is monitoring her own progress when she says that things got 'better and better'. The facts that she feels more 'included' in group work in food practicals and that she has transferred and used her food preparation skills at home indicate that her sense of self-worth has improved.

As a consequence of her improved sense of self-worth from being included in the group, Georgie felt able to ask her group to say grace before sharing their food. She says the blessing in Māori in recognition of the importance of te reo Māori and Māori tikanga for her sense of personal and cultural identity.

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