Room 5's collaborative KWL chart - Yvette

This is a collaborative KWL chart room 5 completed about the Treaty of Waitangi. The K means what we know, the W means what we want to learn and the L means what we leanrt. I hope you learn new and interesting facts about the Treaty of Waitangi.

Treaty of Waitangi

LI: To use a KWL chart help us think about the Treaty of Waitangi

KWL charts help us to record the facts we know, the facts we want to find out and the facts we have learnt

K	W	L
6 February 1840 Signed between the Maori and the British Written in 2 languages - Maori/English Both sides wanted to end the conflict so they signed the Treaty It was written on a scroll Waitangi Day is celebrated in NZ every year on February 6 The Treaty was signed at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands	What is a treaty? What is the Treaty of Waitangi? Why was the Treaty written in two languages? What did the Treaty offer? Why did the Maori want a treaty with the British Crown? Who was involved? What went wrong? How people have tried to resolve these problems?	An agreement to find peace between two people who have conflict A way of ending conflict TOW is an agreement between the British and the Maori as a way of ending the conflict between them TOW is an agreement between the British and the Maori to make NZ a safer place So both the Maori and British could understand it and what each other wants Because both the British and Maori were not able to understand each others languages Article One: The Queen (or king) of Great Britain has the right to rule over New Zealand. Article Two: The Maori chiefs can keep their land and their chieftainships. The Maori agree to sell their land only to the British monarch. Article Three: All Maori have the same rights as British subjects. To keep the peace in NZ and make it safe with laws Maori Chiefs, British Queen, James Busby, William Hobson In the translation they used the wrong words which caused a bit of confusion Protests Hikois (march against wrong doing) Waitangi tribunal Agree on settlements (eg: money or land) Waitangi Day used to be called New Zealand Day. The name changed in 1974.