Australian History: Stage 5 - Year 10 (Core Study)
Considerations...
[photo from The Australian Light Horse Association website]
Do you have any family members you know of who were involved in World War I? Mrs Stonestreet's grandfather died when she was in Primary school. She knew that he had been involved in "a war" but he refused to speak about it with her. When older, while studying history in high school like you, she spoke to family, found old photos & letters, & discovered that he fought at Gallipoli & was in the Australian Light Horse. [He was in the last great mounted charge - the Battle of Beersheba in 1917.] Primary sources help us make connections with those who were there...
This pathfinder has been designed for Year 10 students as you consider Australia’s participation in The Great War. Some regard this time as a defining event in our history. [1]
Inquiry Questions:
· Why Australia became involved in this war?
· What was it like at Gallipoli?
· Explore the experiences of a particular group in Australia during the war, eg: women, indigenous peoples, or persons of German descent
· How/Why was the Anzac legend created?
· How has Australia commemorated this war over time?
Outcomes:
· to explore information about Australia's involvement in World War 1,
· understand/empathise with some of the experiences of war, & conflicts on individual people,
· be aware of some of the sources available about this war (stories, letters, photographs, film, artwork, etc),
· develop an awareness of some significant ceremonies associated with our wartime heritage,
· reflect on the significance of Australia's wartime involvement in the formation of identity/heritage.
Historical Skills:
· perspectives of individuals/groups (roles and contributions of both men & women)
· interpret history within context of actions/values/attitudes/motives of people from the past
· identify/comprehend/use historical sources (historical inquiry)
General capabilities:
· literacy, ICT, critical & creative thinking, civics & citizenship, personal & social competence, ethical understanding, Aboriginal/Torres Straight Islander histories/culture
Site studies:
· See if you can find a local war memorial near where you live, take a photo/sketch it & add it to your Wiki/intranet page with a paragraph about your discoveries for this topic. Title the page Australian History - World War 1. (We will create a photo gallery to attach to this page.*** )
· Participate in the planned excursion to the War Memorial in Canberra ACT.
*** Sample gallery below...
Do you have any family members you know of who were involved in World War I? Mrs Stonestreet's grandfather died when she was in Primary school. She knew that he had been involved in "a war" but he refused to speak about it with her. When older, while studying history in high school like you, she spoke to family, found old photos & letters, & discovered that he fought at Gallipoli & was in the Australian Light Horse. [He was in the last great mounted charge - the Battle of Beersheba in 1917.] Primary sources help us make connections with those who were there...
This pathfinder has been designed for Year 10 students as you consider Australia’s participation in The Great War. Some regard this time as a defining event in our history. [1]
Inquiry Questions:
· Why Australia became involved in this war?
· What was it like at Gallipoli?
· Explore the experiences of a particular group in Australia during the war, eg: women, indigenous peoples, or persons of German descent
· How/Why was the Anzac legend created?
· How has Australia commemorated this war over time?
Outcomes:
· to explore information about Australia's involvement in World War 1,
· understand/empathise with some of the experiences of war, & conflicts on individual people,
· be aware of some of the sources available about this war (stories, letters, photographs, film, artwork, etc),
· develop an awareness of some significant ceremonies associated with our wartime heritage,
· reflect on the significance of Australia's wartime involvement in the formation of identity/heritage.
Historical Skills:
· perspectives of individuals/groups (roles and contributions of both men & women)
· interpret history within context of actions/values/attitudes/motives of people from the past
· identify/comprehend/use historical sources (historical inquiry)
General capabilities:
· literacy, ICT, critical & creative thinking, civics & citizenship, personal & social competence, ethical understanding, Aboriginal/Torres Straight Islander histories/culture
Site studies:
· See if you can find a local war memorial near where you live, take a photo/sketch it & add it to your Wiki/intranet page with a paragraph about your discoveries for this topic. Title the page Australian History - World War 1. (We will create a photo gallery to attach to this page.*** )
· Participate in the planned excursion to the War Memorial in Canberra ACT.
*** Sample gallery below...
[Image No. 5 "Anzac Beach - June 1915" (PXE 702-8) by Major LFS Hore] 1. Overview of the first world war & Australian involvement from the Australian War Memorial. (At the bottom of this page sources & further readings are listed.) 2. Read through Chapter 2 of our text book 1914-1918 The World At War (p.16-48) and answer these focus questions from the end of the chapter.
3. Introduction & Visual Overview. [39:44 minutes - click below]. In the years 1915-1918, our nation throws itself into a global conflict that will decide Australia's fate and leave a historic mark. In WWI, Australian nurses help transform emergency medicine. This will be discussed in class. [You Tube: Australia, The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 4: New Nation at War.] |
4. Look through these links & consider what life would have been like at Gallipoli:
5. Issues affecting the home front during World War 1:
6. On April 25 each year Australians commemorate ANZAC Day across the nation, often at war memorials. So how do we celebrate Anzac Day now?
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Glossary
AIF - an abbreviation for Australian Imperial Force.
ANZAC - a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (1914-18).
Empire - a collection of nations ruled by an emperor/king/queen.
Home front - where civilians of a country at war live in relative peace while supporting their forces elsewhere.
Gallipoli - the anglicised name of the peninsula in Turkey where the Anzac and other Allied troops fought against Turkish forces. It was the first land battle fought by Australian soldiers in World War 1 and lasted from April to December 1915.
Primary sources - something that has been created/written during the time period being investigated. (Eg: diaries, letters, photographs, pottery, coins etc.)
Rationing - government imposed restrictions on the allowance of people’s food/clothing/fuel in war for the purpose of maintaining the nation’s war effort.
Site study - an inquiry-based examination of an historically significant location. (Eg: investigation of the local area, museum, specific building, monument, open-air museum or a virtual site available through ICT.)
War memorial - a monument commemorating those killed in war.
Veteran - a person who has served in the military.
[1] O’Brien, C., & Merritt, A., (1991) 1914-1918 The World At War. Heinemann Education, Australia [Class text]
Look under 940.3 [World War 1 1914-1918], 940.4 [Military History of World War 1] in school library for more books/resources.
This pathfinder was created by Elissa Stonestreet CSU: #11508194 Oct 2012. Edited Jul 2015.
ANZAC - a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (1914-18).
Empire - a collection of nations ruled by an emperor/king/queen.
Home front - where civilians of a country at war live in relative peace while supporting their forces elsewhere.
Gallipoli - the anglicised name of the peninsula in Turkey where the Anzac and other Allied troops fought against Turkish forces. It was the first land battle fought by Australian soldiers in World War 1 and lasted from April to December 1915.
Primary sources - something that has been created/written during the time period being investigated. (Eg: diaries, letters, photographs, pottery, coins etc.)
Rationing - government imposed restrictions on the allowance of people’s food/clothing/fuel in war for the purpose of maintaining the nation’s war effort.
Site study - an inquiry-based examination of an historically significant location. (Eg: investigation of the local area, museum, specific building, monument, open-air museum or a virtual site available through ICT.)
War memorial - a monument commemorating those killed in war.
Veteran - a person who has served in the military.
[1] O’Brien, C., & Merritt, A., (1991) 1914-1918 The World At War. Heinemann Education, Australia [Class text]
Look under 940.3 [World War 1 1914-1918], 940.4 [Military History of World War 1] in school library for more books/resources.
This pathfinder was created by Elissa Stonestreet CSU: #11508194 Oct 2012. Edited Jul 2015.