Kelston Girls’ College Kelston Girls’ College

Power of Words - English and History

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Courses Description

Head of Pathway: Mr G. Van den Hoeven, Ms L. Neveling.

“He iti te kupu, he nui te kōrero”

Although the words seem small, there is a depth of meaning behind them.

Have you heard the saying “the pen is mightier than the sword?” This module is all about the impact of words on history. You’ll investigate how people use words to motivate others, to build a narrative, to record history, and to tell their story. This leads to you exploring key ideas about your own self-worth and manaakitanga.

In this module you will pick a moment in New Zealand’s history when words made a big impact. Bastion Point. The Nuclear Debate. The Springbok Tour. Then you will investigate the primary sources of that event to see what people’s words reveal about their perspective. You will also look at speeches given during or referring to that event, and how words are used differently in different contexts. 

This is real history, real words, spoken by real people. How do they tell their story? How will you tell yours?

Learning Areas:

YEAR 11 TRIMESTER 1 LINE 1


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The standards offered are correct at the time of writing. These are subject to change depending on student selections.
We endeavour to run all courses but are subject to minimise class sizes. Maximum class sizes apply. Once a course is full alternative selections are needed.
Course context or content may change by the start of the year.
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All Junior Bilingual students must select the literacy and numeracy modules in the language of their pathway each trimester and one other integrated language module  (3 out of 4 of their modules must be bilingual).
All senior Bilingual students must take all modules available in the language of their pathway.