World War I InfoQuest

Your task

Choose 2 activities from each row


 

An InfoQuest on Australia's involvement in World War I

 

 

Examine Visit Gallipoli Develop a concept map from your understanding of this site. What do you think makes this site highly recommended?

What was the Lighthorse? find out what you can about their uniform, role and contribution to the war. You are an artist for a graphics design company. Design a World War I conscription poster.

You work for the Red Cross. Design an advertisement for a women's magazine asking women to contribute to the war effort.

 

You are editing a history textbook on World War I. Find six suitable cartoons for inclusion. Comment on how they add to your understanding of the war?

 

Draw up a chart with arguments for and against conscription. Look at the website Trenches on the Web. Devise a set of activities for a junior history class, using the site. You are a web site reviewer for a national newspaper. Find 2 sites on World War I suitable for a History class. Write a 200 word review for each one.

 

Develop a booklet of Poems of World War I suitable for a junior history class. In a paragraph give your reasons for your choice and how they reflect on the war.

 

Develop a World War I montage, using art works, pictures, sources and cartoons.

Collect at least 3 recordings from World War I and create a songbook.

War and music

Songs and stories of Australians at war

Find out about the types of food that the soldiers were given. Develop a World War I menu with cooking instructions for a day's menu.

 

Write a letter to a national newspaper emphasising the gallantry and self sacrifice of Australians at Gallipoli.

 

You are a digger at Gallipoli. Write a diary entry, describing life in the trenches.

Find 3 pieces of propaganda about World War I, and create your own World War I propaganda website to entice civilians to join the forces.

World war 1 poster

Deadly advertising

Propaganda postcards

 

Write a petition to a the government criticising the use of Australian troops as cannon fodder at Gallipoli.

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