Hone Heke Dialogue Worksheet
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Hone Heke Dialogue Worksheet
📚 WALT & Success Criteria
We Are Learning To (WALT):
- Understand Hone Heke's perspective on British settlement and actions
- Analyse the causes and consequences of conflict between Māori and British settlers
- Evaluate different historical perspectives on early New Zealand events
Success Criteria - I can:
- Explain why Hone Heke became distrustful of British settlers
- Describe the actions Hone Heke took and their impact on Māori-British relations
- Compare different viewpoints about these historical events
🎭 Historical Dialogue Analysis
Read the dialogue below between Hone Heke and a British official in 1844:
British Official: "Hone Heke, why do you continue to cut down our flag? The Treaty of Waitangi promised partnership between our peoples."
Hone Heke: "Your flag represents your sovereignty over our land, not partnership. When we signed Te Tiriti, we agreed to share governance, not surrender it. Your customs duties at our ports take money from our trade. Your settlers ignore our authority. This flagpole is a symbol of our mana being taken away."
British Official: "But the flag represents law and order. Without it, there will be chaos in the Bay of Islands."
Hone Heke: "Whose law? Whose order? We had our own systems long before you arrived. Your 'order' means Māori chiefs lose power while British officials gain it. Each time I cut down this pole, I remind you that this is still our land."
Sentence starter: The flagpole was important because it represented _________________ to the British and _________________ to Hone Heke.
🤔 Critical Thinking & Perspectives
Sentence starters (choose one):
- Hone Heke believed his actions were justified because...
- From a Māori viewpoint, the flagpole represented...
- Cutting down the flagpole was Hone Heke's way of...
Sentence starter: A British settler might have thought that Hone Heke's actions were _________________ because _________________.
Sentence starter: The flagpole conflicts led to _________________ and affected future relationships by _________________.
Sentence starter: Learning about different perspectives is important because _________________.
🎯 Differentiation & Extension
Support Activity: Use the word bank below to complete the sentences about Hone Heke.
Word Bank: sovereignty, mana, customs duties, partnership, flagpole, Treaty
Hone Heke cut down the _____________ because he believed it threatened Māori _____________. The _____________ of Waitangi was supposed to create _____________ between Māori and British, but _____________ on trade were affecting Māori economic _____________.
Extension Activity (Advanced Learners):
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