ANZAC Hardships and Perseverance Study
Exploring the challenges faced by ANZAC men and women Learning about courage and determination Year 4 English/History Unit
What Does ANZAC Mean?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Formed in 1915 during World War 1 Soldiers from Australia and New Zealand Known for their bravery and mateship
Video Viewing: Trench Life
Watch: 'Fast Facts - World War One: Trench Life' Think about what would be difficult Prepare to write a gist sentence Turn and talk: 'Something I would have found difficult is...'
Understanding Hardships
Hardships = difficult challenges or suffering Living in muddy, cold trenches Being away from family for long periods Facing danger and fear every day Limited food and medical care
What is Perseverance?
Perseverance = never giving up when things are hard Continuing even when scared or tired Supporting your mates through tough times Finding strength to keep going ANZACs showed great perseverance
ANZAC Hardships vs Perseverance
{"left":"Living in muddy trenches\nBeing far from home\nFacing enemy fire\nLimited food and supplies\nSickness and injury","right":"Supporting their mates\nWriting letters home\nSharing what little they had\nKeeping up morale with songs\nNever abandoning their duties"}
Writing Gist Sentences
Who or what? Did what? When or where? Practice with our video and texts Use the ThinkSRSD structure
TIDE Paragraph Structure
T - Topic sentence I - Important details D - Describing details E - Ending sentence This helps organise our writing about ANZACs
Writing Challenge
Describe some of the hardships faced by the ANZAC men and women, and how they showed perseverance. Support your answer with details from the text and video. Use the TIDE structure to organise your paragraph
Remembering the ANZACs
'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.' - Laurence Binyon