History Level 1
HIS1 Course Description Recommended Prior LearningA good level of literacy is required.
History Level 1
This subject gives the student the necessary skills and knowledge to continue in Level 2 History. The main focuses of this subject are Black Civil Rights in the U.S.A, 20th Century History Research and the Treaty of Waitangi.
Black Civil Rights in the United States: we will look at this movement from its origins of slavery, its popular non-violent protest method and the successes and difficulties faced by African Americans. We also examine leaders and their motives, such as Martin Luther King Jnr.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Learn about the most important document in NZ History. How did our ancestors arrive in NZ and why did there need to be a treaty? We will learn about how the treaty has affected the lives of all New Zealanders over the past 180 years.
All throughout the year we will practice source analysis for the external examination.
This course has 4 standards attached however students will only complete 3. The 3 standards will be confirmed at the beginning of Term 1, 2024
Course Overview
Term 1
Unit: Historical skills
Looking at different sources and learning how to use them in History/ Hītōria in relation to research.
Focusing Questions:
What is History/ Hītōria?
Why do we study History/ Hītōria?
What are sources?
Why do we use sources?
Unit: Treaty Of Waitangi
Focusing Questions:
What is the Treaty of Waitangi?
What caused the Treaty of Waitangi to be signed?
What issues were there with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi?
How did the Treaty of Waitangi impact the lives of people?
Why is the Treaty of waitangi significant to New Zelanders?
Term 2
Unit: Historical Research and Evaluation
Focusing Questions:
How do we conduct historical research?
How do we know a source is useful or reliable?
How do we evaluate our own research?
Unit: The Holocaust
Focusing Questions:
What was the Holocaust?
What is Anti-Semitism?
How did the Nazi Party rise to Power?
What is Propaganda?
What is eugenics?
What happened to those responsible for the Holocaust?
What happened to Jewish people after the Holocaust?
Why is the Holocaust still significant to people today?
Term 3
Unit: Black Civil Rights
Focusing Questions:
What are civil rights?
Why did racism exist in the U.S.A?
How did people challenge racist ideals?
How did the B.C.R impact the lives of people at the time and today?
Why is the B.C.R still significant to people today ?
Term 4
Examination Revision
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