Demonstrate understanding of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders
This standard asks you to show you understand an important historical event, place, or person's role that matters to New Zealand. You'll investigate your topic, gather evidence, and explain in your own words why it was significant and how it affected people's lives or shaped society.
You describe the event or place, use supporting evidence, and explain its basic significance to New Zealand in your own words.
You go deeper by including more thorough evidence, exploring the event more fully, and showing clearer connections between what happened, the people involved, and why it mattered.
You show both depth and breadth of understanding by using extensive evidence, making clear links between the event/place, the people concerned, and its significance to New Zealand, and explaining how it continues to affect society.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.