LWB Level 5 People in the Past Learning Workbook

The LWB Level 5 People in the Past Learning Workbook is an engaging, write-on resource designed for the New Zealand Social Studies curriculum at Year 9 and 10. It focuses on the Level 5 Achievement Objective: Understand how the ideas and actions of people in the past have had a significant impact on people's lives. This workbook helps students connect historical events to the present day by analyzing the motivations and legacies of influential individuals and groups.

Key Themes & Topics

• Voices of Social Change: Examining the individuals who challenged the status quo to fight for human rights, equality, and justice.

• A New Zealand Context: Focusing on local history and figures who have shaped Aotearoa, including:

  • Anzac Day and Gallipoli: Understanding the origins of the Anzac spirit and its enduring significance to New Zealand’s national identity.

  • Agents for Change: Case studies on New Zealanders who led movements in suffrage, Māori rights, or social welfare.

• Global Perspectives: Looking beyond our borders to international figures and movements that influenced global history and thought.

• Historical Significance: Learning how historians determine which people and events are "significant" and why some stories are told more often than others.

Developing Social Inquiry Skills

• Historical Empathy: Encouraging students to look at the world through the eyes of those who lived before them, understanding their values and the constraints they faced.

• Continuity and Change: Identifying what has stayed the same over time and what has shifted, and exploring the "forces" that drive those changes.

• Source Interpretation: Practicing the analysis of primary and secondary sources, such as diaries, photographs, and news reports, to piece together the stories of the past.

• Recognizing Perspectives: Learning that different people often have very different views on the same historical event, and exploring why those perspectives exist.

Workbook Highlights

• Write-On Format: Keeps all activities, notes, and research in one organized place, making it an excellent tool for classroom work or independent home study.

• Diverse Activities: Uses a mix of mapping, timeline construction, creative writing, and data analysis to suit different learning styles and keep students engaged.

• Vocabulary Building: Features key Social Studies terms and concepts to help students express their historical understandings with precision.

• Step-by-Step Inquiry: Guides students through the process of asking questions, gathering evidence, and drawing their own conclusions about historical impacts.

• Full Answer Appendix: Provides a clear guide for self-correction, ensuring students stay on the right track with their historical and conceptual understandings.