Section outline

  • Is History important?

    It happened in the past, it doesn't matter to us now.

    Do you agree or disagree?

    Can you give examples from NZ or World history to support your point of view?

    WALTs

    Read, write and take useful notes from a variety of sources
    Answer different types of questions including: 
    • Questions that can be answered from the text
    • Questions where I have to infer from the text or image by looking for clues
    • Questions where I have to make connections with what I already know
    • Questions where I am asked to form my own opinion

    Success Criteria

    I can participate in a group or whole class discussion using the facts I have learned to describe an event in chronological order (First this happened, then...Finally...)
    I can use word, phrases and symbols to write useful notes that I can understand and use the next day or days after to help me plan a piece of writing

    Home Learning

    Current Events Quiz this Friday! 

    Use the sources of information we talked about last week to give yourself your best chance of scoring well on the quiz.

    Challenge for experts: Find other sources of information, that are appropriate for a Year 8 audience, about the Tangiwai disaster.