Analyse a tuhinga whakaputa | published document

Our ‘Analyse a tuhinga whakaputa | published document’ tool helps ākonga (students) develop primary source analysis skills. Download and print the tool and use its prompts to guide ākonga. Our simple text version provides an accessible option.

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Analyse a tuhinga whakaputa | published document (pdf, 221KB).

Next, introduce ākonga to analysing published documents by working through the prompts in the printed tool.

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Ākonga respond to the following prompts and questions.

What am I learning about?

I am learning about … [complete the sentence].

Āta tirotiro | Observe — what can I see?

  1. This published document is a [select all that apply]:

    • article

    • announcement

    • pamphlet

    • reader contribution

    • pānui

    • or, add my own answer … [record what it is].

  2. Looking at this document, I can find the [select all that apply and record your answer for each]:

    • publication name ...

    • title ...

    • author ...

    • date and location ...

    • images ...

    • words from more than one language ...

Urupare | Respond — my feelings, ideas and thoughts

  1. Five keywords from this document are … [complete the sentence].

  2. I think the main ideas in this document are … [complete the sentence].

  3. What if I wrote or talked about what happened? [Complete the following 2 sentences.]

    • My account would be similar because …

    • My account would be different because …

  4. Is this document important for what I am learning about? Why or why not? [Record your answers.]

Whakaaroaro | Reflect — what are my questions?

  1. Who was this document written for? [Record your answer.]

  2. I think the account in this document is fact, opinion or storytelling because … [complete the sentence].

  3. This document shows me ideas, beliefs, customs or experiences of [select all that apply and record your answer for each]:

    • culture …

    • gender …

    • age group(s) …

    • or, add my own answer … [record what it is].

  4. I want to find out more about … [complete the sentence].