Analyse a whakaahua | photo

Our ‘Analyse a whakaahua | photo’ tool helps ākonga (students) develop primary source analysis skills. Download and print the tool and use its easy-to-follow prompts to guide ākonga. Our simple text version provides an accessible option.

Download/print the tool

Analyse a whakaahua | photo (pdf, 240KB).

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

Screenshot of the ‘Analyse a whakaahua | photo’ tool.

Simple text, accessible version

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 photo is [select all that apply]:

    • a portrait

    • a selfie

    • an action shot

    • posed

    • of scenery

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

  2. If I was standing in this photo, what could I [record your answer for each of the following]:

    • see …

    • hear …

    • taste …

    • touch …

    • smell …

  3. This photo's caption tells me … [complete the sentence].

Urupare | Respond — my feelings, ideas and thoughts

  1. Three words that I feel describe this photo are … [complete the sentence].

  2. What if this photo was taken at a different time? [Complete the following 2 sentences.]

    • It would similar because …

    • It would be different because …

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

Whakaaroaro | Reflect — what are my questions?

  1. Who took this photo and why? [Record your answers.]

  2. This photo 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].

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