Reading the Source
This is the person or group that created a source
Author or Creator
This sea-dwelling character is a cheerful sponge who works at the Krusty Krab.
Spongebob Squarepants
A diary entry written by a woman on the day she attended a political rally.
On 25 July 1981, protesters entered the field and forced this Springbok Tour match to be abandoned.
Springbok Tour/Springboks-Waikato match in Hamilton
This is the main task students complete in the 91231 external.
Examining sources about a significant historical event
A newspaper photograph taken during a protest is usually this type of source because it was created at the time.
This silent dog uses inventive gadgets and often foils a villain named Feathers McGraw.
Gromit
A history textbook published in 2024, written by a historian who analyses the women’s suffrage movement.
Secondary
In May 1978, police and army personnel evicted 222 people from this Ōrākei site after a 506-day occupation.
Bastion Point
Your answer makes a claim about a source. This is what you add to support that claim.
Specific evidence from the source
A historian's book written years after the event is usually this type of source
Secondary
This princess is a vampire, plays bass guitar, and lives in the Land of Ooo.
Marceline
An interview recorded in 2025 with a person recalling a protest they attended in 1975.
Primary
This 1951 industrial dispute lasted 151 days, from February to July, and involved waterside workers and their supporters.
1951 Waterfront dispute
Instead of copying from a source, you should do this with its evidence.
What is explain in their own words what the evidence shows and how it answers the question?
Context
This young witch leaves home to train as a delivery worker, accompanied by her black cat, Jiji.
Kiki
A 2024 book reproduces a campaign poster from 1893 and explains its design and message.
Primary
On 5 November 1881, government forces led by Native Minister John Bryce invaded this Taranaki settlement associated with Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi.
Parihaka
When examining a source’s usefulness, historians consider its intent or motivation and this other important idea.
Reliability
To examine sources well, students do more than describe them: they use evidence to explain what the sources show about the event.
Analysis
This character is a blind earthbender who invents metalbending and helps teach Aang.
Toph Beifong
A politician’s private letter, written at the time of a debate but describing what another person said at a meeting they did not attend.
Primary
Led by Dame Whina Cooper, this 1975 protest journey began at Te Hāpua and ended at Parliament, drawing attention to Māori land loss.
Māori Land March
A top-level answer uses detailed source evidence, considers the evidence’s limits, and does this in its conclusion.
What is draw an insightful conclusion that goes beyond what is immediately obvious?