Year 11 Humanities - History: War and Peace
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs D. Norman.
A look into the causes of WWI in particular with a focus on the experience and perceptions of war and whether or not it was justified.
Students will engage with a range of perspectives around WWI to understand the enthusiasm most New Zealanders initially had for WWI through to the pacifists who opposed the war like Archibald Baxter, opposition from Iwi, particularly in the Waikato. Student will journey through events of WWI, like Gallipoli (the myth and the reality of war) and how it was perceived both overseas and on the homefront.
Historians are like detectives. We arrive on the scene after the event has taken place and have to look for evidence. Skills developed in History include research, processing and analysing information from a range of sources including photos, documents, video, cartoons and communicating information through arguing your case using the evidence you have collated.
There maybe the opportunity to sit ONE internal assessment
This is a half year course and counts as one option course selection.
Who would be interested in this course?
Students who have an interest in World wars and the responses by different groups to those wars
Pathway
Assessment Information
Students will choose one of the two assessments to focus on.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 9 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 9 credits.
External
NZQA Info
NZQA Info