Level 2 History Royals, Dictators, and Revolutions

Why Study History?

Big Question: How do historical events influence our understanding of ourselves and the world?

PURPOSE: History offers an understanding of human activities in the past in the context of change through time. It enables students to understand their heritage and that of their community, society, and nation.

COURSE OUTLINE: Topics to do with Royals, Dictators, and Revolutions will be used for completing two internal achievement standards based on investigating an historical event, place or person and its significance to New Zealand, including the impact on NZ Society then and now. You will gather and annotate relevant information, producing a folder covering the first steps of the research process - collecting background information, asking three questions, highlighting relevant information that could be used to answer your three questions, a comment on validity and usefulness of sources. Then you will be given class time to write up the second part of the research - the report. Successful research and written report provides 9 credits. A third internal assessment focuses on differing perspectives of a controversial incident. The external achievement standard focuses on using the history skills of close reading, comprehension and extracting meaning from a range of sources in a Resource booklet, and answering using paragraphs.