9HIA - HISTORY IN AOTEAROA

The History in Aotearoa course is designed to teach you about our nation's history. We cover important issues of race relations, international relations, and protest, all of which have shaped who we are as a people today.

Where possible, local and national events are placed in a global context.

This course is designed to cover the newly introduced Aotearoa Histories Curriculum and teach you about the aspects of our history as a people which are too important to miss.

By the end of this course you should have improved your ability to:

• Think like an historian

• Analyse sources like an historian

• Understand the New Zealand's relationship with the wider world

• Understand democracy and protest

• Understand the Treaty of Waitangi and New Zealand Wars

• Write well-structured essays

You will complete at least three different units of work:

• A unit based around our system of government in New Zealand

• A unit focused around the Treaty of Waitangi, the New Zealand Wars, and race relations in the 20th Century

• A unit focused around New Zealand's interaction with the wider world and our participation in foreign wars

In a typical social science lesson you might:

• Read a textbook, answer questions, and make notes.

• Examine sources such as newspapers or cartoons or speeches. 

• Listen to a presentation (and take notes).

• Engage in a class discussion or debate.

• Watch a film or documentary.

You should have an interest in studying society, be prepared to make your best effort with reading, and be ready to learn how to write an essay.

Students who struggle with reading and writing may wish to consider the full-year 9INT course as an alternative.

Assessment in 9HIA

Assessment will take place in the form of a newspaper and three essays. Each task will address one or more of three different criteria:

• Historical Thinking

• Historical Writing

• Source Analysis

Assessment in the Junior School

Learning Progressions are an evaluation of student progress using various modes of learning as evidence (not just a one-off test).  They are based on the New Zealand Curriculum, and show the level at which a student is demonstrating knowledge or skills.  Our Learning Progressions Framework maps out students’ development as they move through Years 9 - 11.  

Within each subject, at the end of a phase of learning (ie. topic, unit or skill), students will be evaluated using these indicators: Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Advancing.  For more information about what these mean, please see the Year 9 - 11 section of our website.