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Cultural Interation: The Great Immigration Debate

Formative Assessment Activity: Essay


Cultural Interation: The Great Immigration Debate

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Explain how an immigrant people has influenced New Zealand society. Examine the consequences of this influence by describing the response of another cultural group to it.

Your essay can talk about the influence of:

  • Pakeha on Maori
  • Dominance of Maori by Pakeha
  • Chinese on NZ society
  • New Zealanders on Chinese

By influence you could mean actions they took, how they behaved, their perceptions of life, cultural differences.

Possible questions as stimulus material to help essay writing

  • Who are the immigrant people?
  • What was it about them that has influenced NZ society What action have they taken or what beliefs did they have?
  • How have they influenced NZ society?
  • Why have they influenced NZ society?
  • What has happened because of their influence?
  • Why did the other cultural group respond in the way they did?

Possible concepts to use

  • Migration
  • Change
  • Turangawaewae
  • Perception
  • Beliefs
  • Aspirations
  • Interpretation
  • Society
  • Treaty
  • Values
Remember to present accurate and detailed supporting evidence from your research.




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