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ANZAC Letter To A Loved One

ANZAC Letter To A Loved One
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Description

This resource is a great way for your students to imagine and empathise with the men and women who served in Gallipoli during World War I. It is an engaging and meaningful activity, that students can work through as a way to reflect on and commemorate ANZAC Day. It is a descriptive writing activity, that encourages students to step into the shoes of an ANZAC soldier.

Suitable for
  • Relief Teachers
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9E3LY06 9

Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic-specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetically regular words

AC9E5LY06 9

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and punctuation including dialogue punctuation

AC9E4LY06 9

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation

AC9HS3K02 9

Significant events, symbols and emblems that are important to Australia’s identity and diversity, and how they are celebrated, commemorated or recognised in Australia, including Australia Day, Anzac Day, NAIDOC Week, National Sorry Day, Easter, Christmas, and other religious and cultural festivals

AC9HS4S07 9

Present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas from sources and using relevant subject-specific terms

AC9HS5S07 9

Present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas, findings and viewpoints from sources, and using relevant terms and conventions

AC9HS6S07 9

Present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas, findings and viewpoints from sources, and using relevant terms and conventions

ACELY1694 8.4

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features

ACELY1704 8.4

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience

ACELY1682 8.4

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose

ACHASSK064 8.4

Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, Anzac Day, and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems

ACHASSI082 8.4

Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms

ACHASSI105 8.4

Present ideas, findings, viewpoints and conclusions in a range of texts and modes that incorporate source materials, digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms and conventions

ACHASSI133 8.4

Present ideas, findings, viewpoints and conclusions in a range of texts and modes that incorporate source materials, digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms and conventions

GE2-4 old

Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry

EN2-2A old

Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language

EN2-3A old

Uses effective handwriting and publishes texts using digital technologies

GE3-4 old

Acquires, processes and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry

HT3-5 old

Applies a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication

HT2-5 old

Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication

HT2-1 old

Identifies celebrations and commemorations of significance in Australia and the world

EN3-2A old

Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts

EN3-UARL-02 new

Analyses representations of ideas in literature through genre and theme that reflect perspective and context, argument and authority, and adapts these representations when creating texts

EN3-UARL-01 new

Analyses representations of ideas in literature through narrative, character, imagery, symbol and connotation, and adapts these representations when creating texts

EN3-HANDW-02 new

Selects digital technologies to suit audience and purpose to create texts

EN3-HANDW-01 new

Sustains a legible, fluent and automatic handwriting style

EN3-SPELL-01 new

Automatically applies taught phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts, and justifies spelling strategies used to spell unfamiliar words

EN3-CWT-01 new

Plans, creates and revises written texts for multiple purposes and audiences through selection of text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language

EN3-VOCAB-01 new

Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts

EN3-OLC-01 new

Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding

EN2-UARL-01 new

Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts

EN2-HANDW-02 new

Uses digital technologies to create texts

EN2-SPELL-01 new

Selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts

EN2-CWT-03 new

Plans, creates and revises written texts for persuasive purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience

EN2-OLC-01 new

Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting

EN2-VOCAB-01 new

Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words

EN2-CWT-01 new

Plans, creates and revises written texts for imaginative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience

EN2-CWT-02 new

Plans, creates and revises written texts for informative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience

VCELY266

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose

VCELY300

Reread and edit for meaning by adding, deleting or moving words or word groups to improve content and structure

VCHHC083

Identify the origin, content features and the purpose of historical sources and describe the context of these sources when explaining daily life in colonial Australia, reasons for migration and causes and effects of Federation

VCELY299

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features

VCHHC067

Identify the origin and content features of primary sources when describing the significance of people, places and events

VCELY269

Use software including word processing programs with growing speed and efficiency to construct and edit texts featuring visual, print and audio elements

VCHHK076

Significance of days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia and the importance of symbols and emblems, including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day

VCELY332

Use a range of software including word processing programs to construct, edit and publish written text, and select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements

VCELY330

Reread and edit own and others’ work using agreed criteria for text structures and language features

VCELY329

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience

VCELY302

Use a range of software including word processing programs to construct, edit and publish written text, and select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements

VCELY267

Reread and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuation

Differentiation

EXTENSIONS

Students could write a reply letter as the recipient or swap letters with a classmate.

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