YEAR 10 Status
AS 91001 Carry out an investigation of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders. (4 credits – internal) AS 91002 Demonstrate understanding of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders. (4 credits – internal) AS 91003 Interpret sources of an historical event of significance to NewZealanders. (4 credits – external) AS 91004 Demonstrate understanding of different perspectives of people in an historical event of significance to New Zealanders. (4 credits – internal) AS 91005 Describe the causes and consequences of an historical event. (4 credits – external) AS 91006 Describe how a significant historical event affected New Zealand society. (4 credits – external) Three achievement standards can be internally assessed. These involve carrying out an historical investigation and presenting the findings. There will be two assessments: one analysing "Revolutionaries or Rogues?" based on William Wallace and a New Zealand revolutionary, Hone Heke, with the creation of a web page; the second will analyse different views on the 1981 Springbok Tour to New Zealand. The external component will be a final examination. The three achievement standards assess content knowledge, resource interpretation and communication skills.
Compulsory
None Four
Prerequisites
Periods per week
Description The course analyses some of the foundations of New Zealand and the modern world. The themes are aimed to help students understand how the world in which they live has developed. The Year 10 programme complements the programme taught in Year 9. The topics taught include: • The Origins of World War 2 • Extremism: The stories we were never told
YEAR 11 Status
Optional
None Four
Prerequisites
Periods per week
Description The course analyses:
• How the causes and consequences of past events are of significance to New Zealanders, and shape the lives of people and society • How people’s perspectives on past events are of significance to New Zealanders, and differ The course will cover the theme "Rogues and Revolutionaries" and topics chosen will include: • Revolutionary leadership in the USSR and the Cold War impact upon New Zealand • Scottish nationalist WilliamWallace compared to a 19th Century New Zealand revolutionary, Hone Heke • The 1981 Springbok Tour to New Zealand Assessment The students will be aiming to gain five achievement standard qualifications (20 credits) for Level 1 NCEA. The achievement standards could include:
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