Year 11 English ‘Boys of Blood and Bone’

S/N Task 1: Research and Presentation Task

TASK 1

- Collect THREE (3) personal primary sources (first-hand accounts) related to the category.
o You should be collecting reflections, memoires, letters, and diary entries from
Australian Soldiers.
- Use the three sources collected to construct a reflective discussion that considers:
o What do the primary sources reveal about the war experience?
o How do the people discuss their experiences? With what emotion, feeling or tone?
o What do the people choose to focus on in their reflections/writing?
o Do you see any connections with the sources you have collected and the character
of Andy?
 Your discussion can be dot points, written in your workbook. (You should be
aiming for ¾ of a page – 1 page).
- You will be required to share what you have found with the rest of the class on Monday 2nd
May.

CATEGORIES

1. Australian WWI propaganda

2. Australian WWI men signing up/enlisting
3. Australian WWI soldiers leaving Australia
4. Australian WWI soldiers in training (in Australia or overseas – not Egypt though)
5. Australian WWI soldiers fighting (Western Front)
6. Australian WWI soldiers returning home

STARTER WEBSITES

http://www.army.gov.au/Our-history/Primary-Materials/World-War-One-1914-to-1918

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/australia-wwi/home-wwi/early-reactions-war

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/australia-wwi/home-wwi/rush-enlist

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/australia-wwi/home-wwi/training-preparation

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/australia-wwi/abroad-wwi/actions-france

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/australia-wwi/abroad-wwi/letters-diaries

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/australia-wwi/home-wwi

http://www.worldwar1.com/sfanzac1.htm

DUE Monday 2nd MAY