Year 8 - Lesson 8

Curriculum level:

4

Programme focus:

Why a Treaty?

Length of lesson:

45 – 90 minutes

Focus learning areas

• The arrival of Māori
• First contact
• Change to the Māori world
• Traders
• Muskets
• Coping with change
• James Busby
• William Hobson

Achievement objectives

Students will gain knowledge, skills and experience to:

• Understand how exploration and innovation create opportunities and challenges for people, places, and environments.
• Understand that events have causes and effects.

Learning Outcomes

This programme will provide students with opportunities to:

• Recall information learnt in the previous lessons.
• Work as a member of a group contributing ideas for a role play.

Suggested activities

• Use the items listed in the ‘focus learning areas’ above and either brainstorm with the class what has been covered, or have a quiz.
• Split the class into groups. Ask them to discuss how they could show what they have learnt – from the story of Kupe up to the signing of the Treaty – in a role play.