:Treaty

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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8
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Focus: The history, purpose and implications of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Resources: Picture of Treaty signing.  

Questions/instructions:

 

 
% responses
2001 ('97)
y4
y8
1. Do you know what a treaty is?
    Can you explain to me what you think a treaty is?
clear explanation: agreement between two or more individuals or groups
6 (1)
38 (35)
vague notion of agreement between people
10 (10)
28 (22)
In this activity we are going to look at this picture which shows a special ceremony for signing the Treaty of Waitangi.
Show picture of signing of the Treaty.
 
 
2. Do you know when or about how long ago this ceremony took place?
1840 or 161 (157) years or similar
0 (0)
11 (8)
150–165 years ago or similar
3 (4)
8 (15)
vague but some idea
18 (10)
28 (29)
3. Who do you think these people are?
Point one at a time to:
a) Mäori chiefs
b) People at top table
a. Mäori chiefs
12 (4)
38 (30)
Mäori
70 (79)
52 (63)
b. representatives of Queen
1 (4)
13 (10)
soldiers
26 (31)
18 (34)
4. What country did the people atthe top table come from?
England or similar
52 (39)
82 (83)
5. The Treaty was signed by Mori chiefs and representatives of Queen Victoria.
     Why are the chiefs and the representatives of the Queen signing it?
   
6. What do you think the Treaty of Waitangi is all about?
    Issues considered in marking:
because they represent their people    
because they represent their people
saying their people will support the agreement
the crown making a commitment to Mäori
Mäori making a commitment to the Crown
the Crown taking control of certain resources, responsibilities
Mäori taking control of certain resources, responsibilites
Rating for q5 & 6:
very comprehensive and knowledgable answer
0 (0)
2 (6)
 
moderate degree of comprehension/knowledge
3 (5)
17 (18)
a litttle knowledge/comprehension
25 (26)
47 (45)
7. Many people say the Treaty of Waitangi is still very important nowadays. Why is it still very important?
     Issues considered in marking:
confirming rights    
confirming partnership
building of partnership
correcting wrongs
very comprehensive and knowledgable answer
0 (0)
1 (1)
moderate degree of comprehension/knowledge
2 (1)
8 (8)
a little knowledge/comprehension
15 (11)
41 (35)
 
Total score:
9–16
1 (0)
19 (26)
6–8
9 (7)
30 (25)
4–5
19 (18)
27 (24)
2–3
44 (42)
18 (21)
0–1
27 (33)
6 (4)
Commentary
About 10 percent of year 4 students and 50 percent of year 8 students showed at least a moderate knowledge of the Treaty of Waitangi. Both year 4 and year 8 students showed little change in knowledge between 1997and 2001.
 
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