Year 11 History
11HIS Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr H. Meads.
History aims to stimulate an interest in and an enthusiasm for learning about the past. We want to ensure that students' knowledge of contemporary society is grounded in an understanding of the past. In History, students read a range of source material, learning to interpret information with discrimination and insight.
Students develop their communication skills, learning to express themselves effectively for different purposes. Key historical concepts such as cause and consequence, change and continuity, and similarity and difference, as well as investigation, analysis and evaluation of source material, are developed.
History provides a broad foundation of knowledge and skills for a wide range of university courses and careers.
Subject Overview
Term 1
Students will complete research into the role New Zealand played in World War One and the Gallipoli debacle.
Students will have completed
91001 Carry out an investigation of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders
Term 2
Students will further their understanding of Gallipoli by presenting their research and begin their learning about the African American Story in the USA
History students will have completed
91002 Demonstrate understanding of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders
Term 3
Students will continue their learning about the history of African Americans in the USA going from slavery to Black Lives Matter.
History students will have completed
91004 Demonstrate understanding of different perspectives of people in an historical event of significance to New Zealanders
Term 4
Students will apply one of the studies they have done earlier in the year, either Gallipoli or Black Civil Rights to an external essay.
History students will have completed
91005 Describe the causes and consequences of an historical event
Career Pathways
Barrister, Legal Executive, Solicitor, Archivist, Historian, Curator, Librarian, Library Assistant, Elected Government Representative, Author, Journalist, Trainer, Early Childhood Teacher, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Primary School Teacher, Tertiary Lecturer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide