Year 13 History
Introductory Information and
Advice
BURNSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
COURSE CONTENT STATEMENT
TITLE: Year 13 History
INTRODUCTION: This course of study is intended to build on the knowledge and skills of Year 12
History. However, students will be required to explore issues and events at a greater depth and with
more historical insight than was required in the Year 12 course. This course is an examination of
events, forces and trends over time. If you have not studied History before, there is no major problem
in picking up History at this level if you are prepared to learn new skills and approaches to dealing
with different knowledge.
TERM DATES FOR THE YEAR:
Term 1: 28 January – 17 April
Term 2: 4 May – 4 July
Term 3: 20 July – 26 September
Term 4: 13 October – 10 December
External examinations: November 2014
STANDARDS TO BE DELIVERED:
91434
91435
91437
91438
91439
Research an historical event or place of significance to New Zealanders, using
primary and secondary sources
Analyse an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders
Analyse different perspectives of a contested event of significance to New Zealanders
Analyse the causes and consequences of a significant historical event
Analyse a significant historical trend and the force(s) that influenced it
REASSESSMENT POLICY: There is no formal reassessment for Level 3 history. The following
standards may not be reassessed before the following year:
91434
91435
91437
Research an historical event or place of significance to New Zealanders, using primary
and secondary sources
Analyse an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders
Analyse different perspectives of a contested event of significance to New Zealanders
Resubmission:
A resubmission opportunity may be offered where your teacher judges that a mistake has been made,
which you should be capable of discovering and correcting yourself.
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CAREERS RELATED TO THIS COURSE:
Students can continue to study history at university for a number of different tertiary qualifications. In
addition to careers that use the knowledge of history, there are many careers where the intellectual
skills developed through the study of history will be a distinct advantage. These can include:
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the law and associated careers such as police
journalism
military careers
public service
management and other aspects of private business
SUBJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
You don't have to have a photographic memory for dates to be good at History. What will help you
to succeed is being organised, thinking logically, being positive and open-minded, and being willing
to work hard. Here is some advice that will help you to handle a new subject.
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Organise your work in your folders regularly. Notes given in class and any handouts should
be filed neatly. The best method is generally covers what you have covered in class.
2. If you are having difficulty with any part of your work, there are several ways that you can
overcome these difficulties. You can re-read your notes and/or text about the event that you
cannot understand. You might discuss your difficulty with another student in the class who
may be able to explain it to you. If you are still in doubt, you should then ask your teacher to
explain it to you further of in a different way.
You will not go far wrong in studying history if you try to look for answers to these basic questions
about the past:
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What happened in the past?
When did it happen?
Who was involved?
Where did it happen?
How did it happen as it did?
Why did it happen?
What is the significance of what happened?
When you submit work to your teacher, especially for internal assessment, you must ensure that it is
substantially your own work, written in your own words. Please read and follow the school’s
assessment policy with respect to plagiarism. If you do quote from another source, this must be clearly
identified by being enclosed in quotation marks/inverted commas, and the source of the quote must be
clearly stated, using a footnote. Your teacher will show you how to write a footnote correctly that
acknowledges the source of the quote.
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YEAR 13 HISTORY 2014
TERM 1
Teaching
programme
WEEK 1
28 -31 Jan
ORIENTATION
WEEK 2
3-7 Feb
WEEK 3
10-14 Feb
WEEK 4
17-21 Feb
WEEK 5
24-28 Feb
Teaching
programme
WEEK 7
10-14 Mar
WEEK 8
17-21Mar
WEEK 9
24-28 Mar
NZ’s
Military
History
AS 91434
AS 91439
Migration?
WEEK 1
5-9 May
WEEK 10
31 Mar - 4
Apr
WEEK 11
7-11 Apr
WEEK 2
12-16 May
Creating Canterbury
WEEK 3
19-23 May
WEEK 4
26-30 May
WEEK 5
3-6 June
WEEK 6
9-13 June
Strategic Bombing
WEEK 7
16-20 June
WEEK 8
23-27 June
AS91438 Ballantyne’s
Fire
On-going research one
period per week
WEEK 9
30 Jun- 4 Jul
Strategic Bombing
AS91438
Bombing of Hamburg
Assessment
NZ’s
Military
History
AS 91435
AS 91437
On-going research one period per week
TERM 3
Teaching
programme
WEEK 1
21-25 Jul
WEEK 2
28 Jul-1 Aug
WEEK 3
4-8 Aug
WEEK 4
11-15 Aug
Teaching
programme
WEEK 6
25-29 Aug
WEEK 7
1-5 Sept
WEEK 8
8-12 Sep
WEEK 9
15-19 Sep
SCHOOL
EXAMINATIONS
AS 91438 & 91439
AS 91438
Execution of MQS
WEEK 1
13-17 Oct
WEEK 2
20-24 Oct
WEEK 3
28-31 Oct
WEEK 4
3-7 Nov
WEEK 5
10-14 Nov
WEEK 6
17-21 Nov
WEEK 7
24-28Nov
WEEK 8
1-5 Dec
The England of Elizabeth I
REVISION
Assessment
WEEK 5
18-22 Aug
The England of Elizabeth I
Assessment
TERM 4
WEEK 12
14-17 Apr
Creating Canterbury
Assessment
TERM 2
WEEK 6
3-7 Mar
EXAMINATION LEAVE
WEEK 9
8-12 Dec
WEEK 10
22-26 Sep
USING MOODLE
There is a growing bank of resources in the History section of the school learning environment
Moodle to help you to be successful in History.
On this page will be resources relating to:
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Specific class work material. Follow the hyperlinks for each topic to find this material.
Your Historical Inquiry
Examination revision material
You can download this material from home or anywhere else. This is useful for homework tasks,
catching up with work missed through absence or important documents that you were given in class
but may have lost. You can save them onto your own computer and complete them.
You can also upload completed material to your teacher for review or assessment. You will be taught
how to do this.
Later in the year, use the “Revision materials” section for each topic for active revision for your
school and NCEA examinations. There are many files there to assist you to revise your basic
historical content. Feel free to download and use them.
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ACHIEVING HISTORY STANDARDS
This year, you will attempt two internal standards and three external standards. This
section provides you with some guidance about how to achieve the best grades in these
standards.
INTERNAL STANDARDS
A “Special Study” is the name given to an individual historical research project in
History. This year you will complete a study of a selected aspect of New Zealand’s
military heritage. This Special Study assesses two Achievement Standards - one standard
that assesses your ability to conduct historical research, and one that assesses your ability
to communicate what you learned during the research process. You will be given two
complete school weeks and one period per week for ten weeks of class time to complete
this Special Study, but you are expected to use homework and study time to ensure
they are due by the dates specified.
AS 91434: Research an historical event or place of significance to New Zealanders,
using primary and secondary sources
This standard assesses the process of historical research. It follows a clear method:
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Plan your investigation, by identifying potentially useful sources of information to
help you with your investigation and stating how each source could be useful. (e.g.
"The school library may contain a range of secondary sources with factual information
and visual information about the manner and conditions in which the battle of
Passchendaele was fought.")
Gather evidence from a range of different sources, by taking written notes from
sources, or highlighting evidence from photocopied material or print-outs that relates
to the areas of investigation (which are called "Focussing Questions). Your history
teacher will instruct you on the various techniques for evidence gathering. As a
general rule, you should use evidence from several sources to corroborate (or back up)
evidence from another source to ensure the evidence is reliable.
Identifying source details, by providing details of each source used in research (such
as author, title, publication details or internet addresses). Your history teacher will
instruct you on the various techniques for correctly identifying different types of
sources.
Evaluating the investigation, by commenting on aspects of the research process, such
as difficulties encountered the usefulness or reliability of evidence gathered from
sources.
All evidence is collected together in an organised fashion and submitted in a folder for
assessment.
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AS 91435: Analyse an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders.
This standard assesses your ability to communicate selected evidence and ideas gained
during your research process. You may choose to communicate this in a variety of
different ways (e. g. as an illustrated essay, text for a web site). You must analyse your
selected battle or campaign in which New Zealanders were involved to show a
comprehensive understanding of the historical situation or context that you have
investigated.
Your history teacher will assist you to ensure that you know how to communicate your
understanding of the historical context you have investigated.
AS 91437: Analyse different perspectives of a contested event of significance to New
Zealanders
This internally assessed standard assesses your ability to examine different perspectives of
an event in history about which there has been significant controversy or debate. You will
be taught a topic in which there are different perspectives or interpretations about an
event. You must analyse these perspectives or interpretations to show a comprehensive
understanding of the differences between them in relation to the contested event.
Your history teacher will assist you to understand the nature and reasons for differing
perspectives or interpretations of the contested event to ensure you are able to analyse
them for a written assignment.
EXTERNAL STANDARDS
AS 91438: Analyse the causes and consequences of a significant historical event
This standard assesses your ability to write an extended factual analysis of the causes and
consequences of an important event in history. This event can be selected from any of the
topics taught this year.
AS 91439: Analyse a significant historical trend and the force(s) that influenced it.
This standard assesses your ability to write an extended factual analysis of a major trend
in history and the historical forces that influenced it, focussing on an extended period of
time rather than just one particular event. This trend and its influential forces can be
selected from any of the topics taught this year.
Both of these standards require you to write a conventional history essay. The essence of
an historian is the ability to tell a good story - one that is accurate, well-organised and
interesting. This is one of the most demanding of tasks, but most students come to
recognise the long term value of being able to communicate understanding of information
in a clear and well-organised manner.
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Good writing does not happen by accident or magic. It is the conscious application of a
learned skill. Everyone can learn to improve their ability to communicate information
with practice. Here is a reminder of a useful technique for effective writing:
1. Understand the topic - be clear in your own mind what you have to write about (and
what you don't!) Look carefully at any dates that provide limits to what you have to write
about.
2. Plan your writing - this is not a rough draft; it is more like a recipe, where you plan
your key ideas and supporting factual evidence, and the order in which you will assemble
your writing.
A good plan should enable you to know what you are going to write about before you
start the final copy.
3. Structure your writing - the conventional format is a short introductory paragraph that
states the focus of the question, the body of the essay, consisting of a series of structured,
sequenced paragraphs that collectively answer the essay question, and a short concluding
paragraph that sums up the key points and relates them back to the question.
4. Check your writing- for errors of historical fact, omissions of important information,
spelling and grammar.
Remember, history has already happened. ALWAYS write in the past tense - not in a
mixture of present and past tense.
You will find that if you follow the advice of your history teacher and practise your
writing technique regular1y in class activities, you will become an effective
communicator of information, and this ability will be a valuable and marketable skill in
whatever career you follow.
History Department Staff wish you an enjoyable and successful year studying History.
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