Commemorating Anzac through engaging learning

Languages Stage 5

Overview

Soldiers in a field, one is lying on the ground next to a bicycle.

Anonyme 14 — 2ème bataille d'Ypres, Belgique 1915, Eclaireurs Belges au repos (Belgian Scouts resting)

Students read letters from home and the war front written in their target language during the First World War. They research everyday life during the period. Assuming the role of family member of a soldier on the front, students write a letter either about their daily life or the challenges the soldier faces.

Links

  1. https://flic.kr/p/dsZAFY
  2. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
  3. http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3f03963/
  4. http://www.itinerarigrandeguerra.it/
  5. http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/en
  6. http://www.worldwar1.com/itafront/rocconi.htm
  7. http://eduscol.education.fr/cid72380/commemoration-du-centenaire-de-la-premiere-guerre-mondiale.html
  8. http://www.musee-armee.fr/actualites/dossier-special-centenaire-de-la-grande-guerre/explorer-la-grande-guerre-ressources-en-lignes.html
  9. http://www.google.com.au/search?q=lettres+soldats+grande+guerre&safe=active&biw=1440&bih=705&noj=1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=3njZVK3ZH4uT8QWhyYKwAw&ved=0CB4QsAQ