Ages All primary Anzac Day ❶ ❷ight ma ❸ yr te p r i o a l C For review purposes only ❹ © a ❺ i M ❻ l a a r c t m s i u lla n A n Educatio ❽ ❼ AnzAc DAy Ages: All primAry Hints for using Macmillan • the significance of the dawn service and Wall Charts: Anzac Day in Anzac Day march the classroom • the different symbols associated with Anzac Day and remembrance, such as poppies, This set of Macmillan wall charts can be used rosemary, the bugle, Anzac Day wreaths, to enhance classroom programs on Anzac Day. the Rising Sun badge and Anzac biscuits. On the back of each chart is a series of The images on the wall charts will help Also available: questions to enrich class discussions and enable students to visualise and better understand students to consider the different aspects of the different aspects of the Gallipoli campaign Anzac Day and Australia and New Zealand’s and the role of the Diggers in World War I. For involvement in World War I. These discussions example, students could study images of field may lead to a range of tasks or activities, such hospitals, kitchens, trenches and the arrival at as class debates, written tasks and further Anzac Cove by the Anzacs in 1915. Students research, which will support students in could use photographs taken at Gallipoli in developing a deeper understandingh oft the topic.m 1915 to help them visualise the terrain at Anzac ig aCove and the conditions that the troops were The charts could ber used to generate class fightingt in. Students also have the opportunity discussion and yas a writing stimulus regarding to comparee images of Anzac Cove in 1915 with Thinking Themes: Anzac Day Ages All primary the differentp aspects of Gallipoli and World those from rmore recent times. isBN: 978 1 4202 6953 6 War I, such as: i o The set of walla charts could also be used to • the location of Gallipoli enhance an Anzac Day display, complementing l • theC route the ships took from Australia to student work on the subject. Egypt—where the troops were trained prior to going to Gallipoli—as well as the training camps and hospitals located in Egypt •For the stor yreview of Simpson and his donkeypurposes only © • the involvement of Anzac forces in other battles during World War I, including a i MFromelles and Bullecourt on the Western l Front in France a a r c t Permission to use the term ‘Anzac’ granted s by the Minister for Veterans Affairs. Permit number 74, 11 September 2008 m u Permission to use the Australian Rising i Sun Badge granted by Australian Army, l Key ideas provides a few brief A Office of the Chief of Army l a statements that sum up then key ideas n covered by the images. First published in 2009 by io MACMILLAN EDUCATION Ed at AUSTRALIA PTY LTD uc 15–19 Claremont Street, South Yarra 3141 Visit our website at www.macmillan.com.au Associated companies and representatives Questions lists questions throughout the world. for you to ask students. The Background Copyright © Macmillan questions are designed to Education Australia 2009 to chart gives a support and facilitate the brief description of Macmillan Wall Charts: Anzac Day following thinking skills: Ages: All primary each image on the • Observing ISBN 978 1 4202 7153 9 Wall Chart, plus any • Comprehending Teaching notes by Cathy Cormack relevant information. • Analysing Publisher: Sharon Dalgleish • Applying Project Editor: Michael McGrath Design: Cliff Watt • reflecting • evaluating. Printed in MPAL While every care has been taken to trace and acknowledge copyright, the publisher tenders apologies for any accidental infringement where copyright has proved untraceable. Where the search has been unsuccessful, the publisher welcomes information that would redress the situation. ht m rig a y Gallipolite United p r kiNgdom i russiA germany o a France l C itAly Black Sea turkey MedIte rr greece a For review purposes only n ean Sea anzac Cove © a Gallipoli i M egypt Dardanelles l a a turkey r c t m aden s i u lla Colombo A egypt n n io IndEIan dOceanucat Suez Canal New australian Zealand camp camp Cairo AustrAliA troopship New ZeAland AnzAc DAy Ages: All primAry Chart 1 Gallipoli Background to chart Questions Key ideas This chart shows a world map, highlighting the t m h Observing location of Gallipoli in relation to Australia and New • Gallipoli iis ga great distance a from rAustralia and New • Where is Gallipoli? Zealand. It shows the general route the troopships • Describet Anzac Cove as it was in 1915. took when carrying Anzac soldiers to Egypt, stopping Zealand.y e at Colombo and Aden to take on fuel and supplies. It • The terrain at gallipoli made r p COmprehending also shows the location of the army camps established the Anzac campaign a difficult i • What were the conditions like as soldiers arrived at Anzac Cove? in Egypt, where the Anzacs trained before the o one for the soldiers. a • What difficulties did the soldiersface as they landed at Anzac Cove? Gallipoli campaign. l C Point out to students that country names and borders AnAlysing sometimes change. In order to give students a context • Why do you think training camps were established in Egypt? for the location of Gallipoli, this map is based on • Why do you think the Gallipoli campaign was an important World political borders today, rather than as they were For review purposesWar I battleground?only in 1915. © Applying a i The inset photograph, taken on 26 April 1915, M • How do you thinkl the soldiers felt as they left home, leaving family shows an elevated view of the beach crowded with and friends, and headinga for military training in Egypt? Australian and New Zealand troops the day after a • What kind of tterrainr would have made a better landing site for the the landing at Anzac Cove. Ships can be seen in c Anzacs? s the background. The photograph highlights the m u difficulties faced by the Anzacs due to the steep cliffs il refleCAting and terrain at Anzac Cove. la • nCompare the location of Gallipoli to Australia and New Zealand. n ioWhy do you think thousands of Anzacs volunteered to go and Educat fight on the other side of the world? evAluAting Acknowledgements • Imagine the lives of the soldiers arriving at Anzac Cove. How World map: Damien Demaj, DEMAP based on do you think they would be feeling as they arrived at Gallipoli? map from Macmillan Primary Atlas; Inset maps: • Why do you think it was important for Australians to fight at Cliff Watt; Inset troopship: Cliff Watt; Inset Gallipoli? photograph: Australian War Memorial A03868 Simpson and his donkey ight ma yr te p r i o a l C For review purposes only © a i M l a a r c t m s i u lla n A n Educatio AnzAc DAy Ages: All PrimAry Chart 3 Simpson and his donkey Background to chart Questions Key ideas John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born in Britain but later t m • Simpsong movedh injured soldiers to Observing moved to Australia. He landed at Gallipoli on the first i a • What is Simpson doing with the donkey? day, 25 April 1915, as part of the 3rd Field Ambulance. safetyr with a donkey. t • Simpson is a national hero because e• Describe the emotion shown on the faces of Simpson and He was killed 24 days later by Turkish machine gun fire, y the injured soldier on the memorial statue. near a location known as Bloody Angle on 19 May 1915. of his courage and actions at r p gallipoli. He was buried on the beach at Hell Spit. COmprehendingi o • The Anzacs were recognised for • Howa did a donkey help in a war? The photograph on the left shows Private John Simpson their courage and mateship. • Describe the role of Simpson at Gallipoli. Kirkpatrick with a wounded soldier on the donkey. The l C photograph on the right is of the Simpson and his donkey AnAlysing memorial at the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne. • Why do you think Simpson decided to work by himself, Simpson was a stretcher bearer who transported injured moving the injured soldiers with a donkey? soldiers to safety using a donkey. The donkeys wereFor review purposes• onlyWhy do you think Simpson has become a national hero? taken to Gallipoli to transport water. The most famous© Applying donkey was called Duffy or Murphy, but it is thought that a • Why do youi think a memorial was dedicated to Simpson? Simpson used several donkeys to transport the injuredM at • What questionsl would you ask Simpson, if you had the Gallipoli. He was often shot at and his bravery was talked chance? a about by many soldiers at Gallipoli. Simpson has becomea tr a national hero of the Gallipoli campaign, symbolising thec refleCsting courage and mateship displayed by the Anzacs at Gallipoli.m • What emotions do you think Simpson would have felt when heu was moving the injured to safety? Since his death people have called for Simpson to be i l •A How do you think injured soldiers would have felt when awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for la n n Simpson arrived to help them? a soldier from a Commonwealth country. io Educat • At Gallipoli, the Anzacs became well known for looking after This chart can be used to explain the story of Simpson, each other. Why do you think being a good mate would have and to discuss the concepts of heroism and mateship in been important in a war? wartime.