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ANZAC Spirit Primary Sources

ANZAC soldiers and primary source documents

📜 Part 1: Understanding Primary Sources

1. What is a primary source?

A textbook written about history

A letter written by someone who was there

A modern documentary about war

A Wikipedia article

2. Which of these are examples of ANZAC primary sources? (Tick all that apply)

Soldier's diary from Gallipoli

Letter home from the trenches

Modern ANZAC Day speech

Photograph taken during WWI

Official military records from 1915

3. Why are primary sources important for learning about the ANZAC spirit?

💌 Part 2: Analysing ANZAC Letters and Diaries

Read this excerpt from a soldier's letter home:

"We stick together through everything, mate. When Jimmy got wounded, three of us carried him back to safety. We don't leave anyone behind - that's not the Australian way. It's tough here, but we look after each other."

4. What ANZAC value is most clearly shown in this letter?

Courage

Mateship

Sacrifice

Endurance

5. Find three words or phrases from the letter that show this value:

a) _________________________

b) _________________________

c) _________________________

6. Complete this sentence: The phrase "We don't leave anyone behind" shows that ANZAC soldiers believed in _______________.
7. How do you think the soldier's family felt when they received this letter? Explain your answer.

🇦🇺 Part 3: ANZAC Spirit Today

8. Which ANZAC values do you think are still important in Australia today? (Tick all that apply)

Mateship - helping friends and community

Courage - standing up for what's right

Sacrifice - putting others before yourself

Endurance - not giving up when things are hard

9. Give one example of how you could show the ANZAC spirit in your daily life:

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