Each statement below is quoted verbatim from Te Mātaiaho (the New Zealand Curriculum). Connections are audited links between this unit's resources and the national curriculum — no paraphrasing, no generated alignment. This unit has 10 audited connections in total — the 5 strongest are shown below.
Where this is taught
Where this is taught
Where this is taught
Kaiako planning snapshot
Ngā Whāinga Ako | Learning Intentions
- Analyse how people in Aotearoa have organised to challenge injustice and pursue change.
- Evaluate primary and secondary sources for perspective, purpose, and reliability.
- Transfer lessons from historical movements into a feasible contemporary action brief.
Ngā Paearu Angitu | Success Criteria
- I can compare the strategies and impacts of at least two movements using specific evidence.
- I can cite sources and distinguish evidence from interpretation.
- I can justify an ethical civic action by connecting it to historical learning and affected communities.
Readiness and inclusion
Entry: use the movement timeline, vocabulary bank, and teacher-modelled source annotation.
On-level: compare movements with the evidence matrix, then build a claim supported by two sources.
Extension: test competing interpretations, evaluate unintended consequences, and defend a strategy under questioning.
Inclusion and neurodiversity: chunk source sets, preview emotionally demanding material, allow oral, visual, or written evidence, and provide roles that do not require public speaking.
Mātauranga Māori lens
Treat these as living histories shaped by mana whenua and iwi authority. Centre collective responsibility, whakapapa, mana motuhake, and the obligations created by Te Tiriti; never ask Māori learners to speak for all Māori or disclose personal connections.