History - Ngā Tāhuhu Kōrero
Course Description
Students will gain a wider understanding of the forces that have shaped the world we live in and develop research and presentation skills crucial in all career paths. Students will study historical sites, documents, cartoons, video documentaries, films, old newspapers, maps, graphs, charts, museums and diagrams in order to give an understanding of nineteenth and twentieth century history both in New Zealand and overseas. Students will communicate their understanding through a wide variety of assessment methods.
Topics for 2022 include Origins of World War 1, Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany and 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand.
There is an opportunity to visit an ANZAC display at Marlborough Museum and Omaka Aviation Centre to look at World War 1 aviation.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
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NZQA Info
History 2.2 - Examine an historical event or place that is of significance to New Zealanders
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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History 2.3 - Examine sources of an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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History 2.4 - Interpret different perspectives of people in an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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History 2.5 - Examine causes and consequences of a significant historical event
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines