Anzac reading activity sheet 2015

• Read a variety of stories and articles from your group’s Reading List and Class Blog. • Keep a Reading Log. Include date, title and thoughts in your Reading book. • Remember to record the title for your activity and date your work. • You may use an iPad or Laptop to publish 3 pieces of work ONLY. Choose wisely. Research

Find out why the red poppy is the

symbol of remembrance for ANZAC.

Create your own poppy out of

paper and cardboard.

Wordsmith

Use a thesaurus to find synonyms for 10 ANZAC

related words. Remember to include the original word too!

Playwright

Choose 2 characters to have a conversation (dialogue). Remember to use correct

punctuation.

What If

Imagine you are a soldier at Gallipoli. Write a letter home

to your family.

Anzac Biscuits

Find, write out and illustrate a recipe for ANZAC biscuits.

Compare the ingredients in Your

Anzac biscuit recipe to the ingredients in the original oat

biscuit. What’s the same? What’s different?

Originality Key

Design a wrapper or box for ANZAC biscuits.

It should include the following

information: -The name of the biscuit

company and an illustration -Ingredients used

-Where the biscuits were made -A company logo

-A bar code

Word Detective

Create a word search of Anzac vocabulary

http://www.discovery education.com/free-

puzzlemaker/

Follow the instructions carefully.

B.A.R Key

B.A.R a slouch hat!

Make it BIGGER, ADD something and REPLACE

something.

Draw your new slouch hat design. Label the parts and explain your modifications.

Reflector

Write a paragraph about how the story / articles you have read have

made you feel?

Why has April 25th become an important date in both Australia

and New Zealand.

News Reporter

Write a script for a TV news report about the Gallipoli

campaign. Include interviews with the characters.

Alphabet Key

Create Alphabet Key by finding words that relate to ANZAC Day and war for

each letter of the alphabet.

ANZAC

What does the acronym ANZAC stand for?

Anzac Day was first commemorated in?

Creator

Create an iMovie of images associated with Anzac using the Last Post as your background

music.

Research

Research the landing at Gallipoli. List 5 interesting

facts.

Cartoonist

Draw a 4-panel cartoon (storyboard) summary about the battle of Gallipoli. Include dialogue and details you may

have heard. Add colour.

Poet

Write an acrostic poem about Anzac. Use

information from your journal stories to describe and explain what it’s about.

Lexicographer

Create a dictionary of important words. You can be creative and make a mini book and provide

illustrations if necessary.

Question Key

Write a list of 8 questions you would like to ask a Veteran

about being a soldier in the first world War. Research and find

the answers to two of your questions.

Design It

Design a memorial wreath for an ANZAC ceremony.

Most towns have war

memorials to honour the men and women who did not

return from war. Where is Auckland’s largest war

memorial? How many names are listed there? Sketch the

memorial.

Inventions Key

Invent a machine to keep flies away from the food in

the trenches.

Draw a picture, write an explanation and label the

parts.

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