Level One History
Level
NCEA Level 1 with Achievement Standards
Entry Requirement
Open
Cost
$20.00. Field trip to Quarantine Island.
Course Outline
A range of History topics are studied as the following basic skills are learned and put into practice:
Basic skills:
- Information Gathering
- Information Processing
- Presentation of Information
- Critical Thinking
Topics:
- September 11
- Students are able to choose their own topic to study for standards 91001
- Treaty of Versailles
- Origins of World War Two 1919 - 1941
- NZ History
Achieving Social Justice is a twentieth-century topic and explores its theme through two different contexts that are taught alongside one another – Oppression of African Americans and Status of Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Protests to Achieve Change
· Brown v. Board of Education, and School Integration.
· Montgomery Bus Boycott.
· Hīkoi.
Birmingham Campaign
Bastion Point
March on Washington
Black Nationalists/Black Panthers/Black Power/Polynesian Panthers
Aotearoa New Zealand and WWII
Causes of WWII
New Zealanders and WWII
· Rationing.
· Censorship.
· Soldiers’ Experience of War (Especially Greece, North Africa, Italy, and the Pacific).
· Prisoners of War, Here and Overseas.
· Conscientious Objectors.
Israel and Palestine
The Holy Lands and the Peoples of the Book
Jewish Diaspora
The Holocaust
Anti-Semitism in Aotearoa New Zealand (Evian Conference)
The Creation of Israel/Partition
Assessment
Internals
AS 92024 - Engage with a variety of primary sources in a historical context - 5 credits
AS 92025 - Demonstrate understanding of the significance of a historical context - 5 credits
Externals
AS 92027 - Demonstrate understanding of perspectives on a historical context - 5 credits
Where Does It Lead
Careers in any field which require report writing, unbiased opinion, analytical and logical thought.
Careers include law, journalism, teaching, tourism, public relations, any form of writing, politics, foreign affairs and diplomatic posts.