Perspective: Name the group. State their view using specific language. ("Māori rangatira believed..." / "The British Crown maintained...")
E
Evidence: Cite a specific source — who wrote it, when, what it said. Not vague ("people said") — specific ("In his 1863 memorandum, Governor Grey stated...")
E
Explanation: WHY did they hold this perspective? Connect to their identity, values, context, and what was at stake for them. This is where Merit & Excellence live.
E Explanation — WHY did they hold this perspective?
⭐ Whakahōhonu — Excellence Extension
Why were these perspectives irreconcilable? What core value or worldview clash made agreement impossible? This is the heart of your excellence conclusion.
Paearu Angitu — Self-check before you write your assessment:
A I named three distinct groups and described what each believed.
M I explained WHY each group held their perspective using specific evidence and context.
E I analysed how the perspectives interacted and why they were irreconcilable. I discussed significance.
📋 Teacher Planning Snapshot
Ngā Whāinga Ako — Learning Intentions
The unit's core P·E·E planning organiser — one page, three perspectives, with a quick-reference panel defining each move.
Ngā Paearu Angitū — Success Criteria
✅ Students can name the group with specific language rather than a generic label.
✅ Students can cite a source with a creator, a date and what it said.
✅ Students can write an explanation that connects the perspective to identity, values, context or what was at stake.
Differentiation & Inclusion
Scaffold support: This organiser is used from Lesson 1 onward, so its familiarity is the scaffold. Students working below Achieved should complete P and the first E for all three groups before attempting any second E. Extend by requiring two pieces of evidence per perspective.
ELL / ESOL: The quick-reference panel supplies worked sentence openings for each of the three moves, so the English structure is given and the historical judgement is not.
Inclusion: One page, three identical blocks — the repetition is deliberate and lets a student who stalls on one perspective move to the next and return.
Mātauranga Māori: The organiser's own example uses “Māori rangatira believed…” against “The British Crown maintained…”. Hold that symmetry: both are named actors with reasons, and neither is the default against which the other is the exception.
Prior knowledge: Introduced in Lesson 1 and reused in Lessons 3 to 8. Not tied to a single lesson.