Strong fit
Interpreting past experiences, decisions, and actions; make informed
ethical judgements about people's actions in the past, basing them on historical evidence and
taking account of the attitudes and values of the times.
How this handout aligns
The source-comparison grid and judgement writing prompt help students weigh competing viewpoints
without losing sight of the historical context and power relations shaping those viewpoints.
Historical evidence
Ethical judgement
Aotearoa histories
Useful when kaiako want students to do more than retell the event and
instead interpret why it mattered.
Strong fit
Examining historical, cultural, and social context and interpreting
explicit and implicit perspectives in a range of texts and media.
How this handout aligns
The student sheet explicitly asks what language, visuals, and omissions shape audience response,
making it a strong bridge between history and English-style text analysis.
Perspective
Media framing
Text analysis
Especially helpful for students who need a clear scaffold for reading news
and image sources critically.
Aotearoa lens
Teaching about racism and protest in Aotearoa should connect local
historical action to wider questions of justice, solidarity, and public responsibility.
How to teach this well
Do not let the lesson stop at spectacle or conflict. Keep students focused on why anti-apartheid
action mattered, how media shaped public meaning, and how Māori and Pacific solidarity adds
depth to the case study.
Anti-racism
Public consequence
Mātauranga Māori lens
Strong when paired with protest, citizenship, or source-analysis units
where students need to distinguish evidence from noise.