📚 Part 1: Historical Figure Selection

1. Choose ONE historical figure from the New Zealand Land Wars to write about:

Hone Heke - Ngāpuhi chief who cut down the British flagstaff at Flagstaff Hill

Wiremu Tamihana - Ngāti Hauā chief known as the "Kingmaker"

Te Rangihaeata - Ngāti Toa chief and military strategist

Governor George Grey - British colonial governor during the Land Wars

Rewi Maniapoto - Ngāti Maniapoto chief who defended Ōrākau Pā

2. Why did you choose this figure? What interests you about their story?

🗺️ Part 2: Planning Your Perspective

3. Key facts about your chosen figure (background, iwi/position, important actions):

4. What significant event or decision will you write about from their perspective?

5. What emotions might your figure have felt during this event? (Check all that apply)

Anger

Fear

Determination

Sadness

Pride

Confusion

Hope

Betrayal

6. What challenges or difficult decisions did your figure face?

✍️ Part 3: Vocabulary and Language Planning

7. Match the historical terms with their meanings:

1. Pā

2. Tino rangatiratanga

3. Confiscation

4. Kīngitanga

A. Māori King movement

B. Self-determination/sovereignty

C. Fortified village

D. Government seizure of land

8. List 5 historical vocabulary words you could use in your narrative:

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

4. _________________ 5. _________________

📝 Part 4: Narrative Structure Planning

9. Introduction - How will you introduce yourself as this historical figure?

10. Main Event - Describe the key event or decision you'll focus on:

11. Reflection - What thoughts or feelings will you express about this event?

🎭 Part 5: Writing Your Perspective Narrative

12. Write your narrative from your chosen figure's perspective (approximately one page). Remember to:

• Use first person ("I", "my", "we")

• Include historical facts and context

• Express emotions and personal viewpoints

• Use past tense and rich vocabulary

• Show the complexity of decisions during the Land Wars

🤔 Part 6: Reflection

13. How did writing from this person's perspective help you understand the Land Wars differently?

14. What was the most challenging part about writing from someone else's viewpoint?

15. Whose voices or perspectives might be missing from the historical records of the Land Wars?

Land Wars Perspective Writing

Land Wars Perspective Writing

📚 Part 1: Historical Figure Selection

🗺️ Part 2: Planning Your Perspective

✍️ Part 3: Vocabulary and Language Planning

📝 Part 4: Narrative Structure Planning

🎭 Part 5: Writing Your Perspective Narrative

🤔 Part 6: Reflection

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