HIST200

Level 2 History

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Griffiths.



History focuses on events of the past in order to understand today and the future. You will learn research skills, the ability to interpret perspectives and justify the significance of events to people in Aotearoa. This will be done through the skills of annotating and essay writing.


  • You will develop skills of research, analysis and presentation.
  • Understand how events of the past are still shaping our future.
  • Examine how and why people hold different viewpoints on these significant events


Please be aware that an overnight fieldtrip within New Zealand is a possibility. 

Course Overview

Term 1
Students explore the Cambodian Genocide for their Significant Event. The course explores the causes and consequences of the Khmer Rouge rule on the Cambodian people and how it affected New Zealand. This includes the impact of colonialism, nationalism and military intervention. The assessment requires the application of historical concepts to justify why this is a significant event.
Skills taught in this term are annotation, image analysis and essay writing.

Term 2
Events are viewed differently depending on the experiences, values and culture of individuals. This in turn influences decisions and actions taken either before or after an event. Hist200 students will have two contexts to collectively choose for this assessment and the external assessment in Term Four.

1/ Munich Olympics of 1972 - Members of the Palestinian military organisation Black September hold eleven Israeli athletes hostage during the 1972 Olympic Games. This unit explores the causes and consequences which lead to the different perspectives on the event.

2/ Parihaka - 1600 Members of the NZ Constabulary occupy the pacifist Māori village of Parihaka. This unit explores the causes and consequences which lead to the different perspectives on the event.

Term 3
Students select their own topic of interest for their Research Project. The assessment requires students to develop research questions, find resources and evaluate the reliability of the sources. The final section requires students to evaluate their work in order to identify strengths and weaknesses, and identify steps in order to improve the process.

Term 4
Students are preparing for the external exam on the Causes and Consequences of an event. The topic of their essay is from the selection of topics covered within the year and will be up to the individual student.

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 19
Internal Assessed Credits: 14
External Assessed Credits: 5
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91229 v2
NZQA Info

History 2.1 - Carry out an inquiry of an historical event or place that is of significance to New Zealanders


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91230 v2
NZQA Info

History 2.2 - Examine an historical event or place that is of significance to New Zealanders


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91232 v2
NZQA Info

History 2.4 - Interpret different perspectives of people in an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91233 v2
NZQA Info

History 2.5 - Examine causes and consequences of a significant historical event


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r,5w
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 19
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 19
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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