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ANZAC Day – Response to Text (L3)

ANZAC Day – Lest We Forget

Response to Text. Highlight or answer each question to the best of your ability, including important information and detail to your answers.

 

Level One: Skim and Scan

  1. When did the Gallipoli campaign take place?
  1. a) 1914-1915
  2. b) 1915-1916
  3. c) 1916-1917
  4. d) 1914-1918

 

  1. What was the main goal of the Gallipoli campaign?
  1. a) To capture Constantinople
  2. b) To establish a sea route to Russia
  3. c) To secure valuable territory in the Middle East
  4. d) To invade Russia

 

  1. Who were the primary opponents of the ANZACs at Gallipoli?
  1. a) The Germans
  2. b) The Austro-Hungarian Empire
  3. c) The Ottoman Empire
  4. d) The British

 

Level Two: Vocabulary

 

  1. ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps; what is a corps?

 

A corps is… a Team,Force,Crew,Band.

 

  1. Complete this table
Word Definition Use in Article Your own sentence
Significant Important and it has since become a significant symbol of ANZAC Day People that have died are very significant.
Etched engraved Turkey are etched in the collective memory of New Zealanders Some people that were in ANZAC was Etched
Inadequate Lacking including shortages of supplies, inadequate medical facilities Some of the ANZAC were lacking to fight because they got hurt.
ANZAC Australia New Zealand Army Corps ANZAC Day is a day of remembrance. ANZAC is the day that some people have died in world war 1.

 

Level Three: Inferencing

 

  1. What were some of the most significant challenges that the ANZAC soldiers faced during the Gallipoli campaign? Try to include examples. I believe they faced a very hard thing to do: they had to fight for their country.

 

  1. Which values are reflected in the ANZAC Day traditions and events? We had to put on these red poppies made out of paper or we would put on real ones.

 

  1. Why do you think the commemoration of ANZAC Day has endured for so long, even as the actual events of the Gallipoli campaign have faded from living memory? I believe that it was very hard on them because they had to fight people that they didn’t know who they were. But they were very strong.

 

Level Four: Connections to Our World 

 

  1. What are some examples of courage, sacrifice, and commitment that we can see in our own community? Smart, strong, Brave, Heroism, Gallantry, Courageousness, Prowess, Nerve, Valor, Daring.

 

Response to text: Exploring the Pacific

Polynesian Explorers

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

 

  1. When, and where was Tupaia born?

 

  1. a) Around 1825 in Rā‘iātea
  2. b) Around 1725 in New Zealand
  3. c) Around 1825 in New Zealand
  4. d) Around 1725 in Rā‘iātea

 

  1. Rā‘iātea is a part of which larger group of islands? 

 

  1. a) Samoa       b) Tahiti
  2. c) Rapa Nui      d) Micronesia

 

  1. What was the name of the British official sent to secure British rule over NZ?

 

  1. a) William Johnson           b) Abel Tasman
  2. c) William Hobson d) Captain James Cook

 

  1. One day, more people would come – a different kind of people altogether. They would arrive on a canoe with no outrigger and would change everything: “And this land will be taken by them” Vaita said. 

Did this prophecy come true? Explain.

→It did come true so Vaita and his people took over Tahiti then Tupaia left Tahiti.

 

  1. Only about 20 of the painted hoe that were given to Captain Cook in 1769 by Māori survive. 

 

  1. a) True b) False

 

 

  1. Describe the role that Tupaia had on board the Endeavour – what did he do on Captain Cook’s ship?

 

→Tupaia was the navigator. He was the guy that helped him through the way of the ocean and the sea. He was the one who helped him get to New Zealand, he helped them get to other countries.

 

WORD DEFINITION YOUR OWN SENTENCE
interpreter A person who interprets. Work with spoken words  and communicate orally between two or more languages.
diplomat Person who represents their country members of foreign services and diplomatic corps of various nations of the world.
indigenous  a place-based human ethnic culture that has not migrated from its homeland. a place-based human ethnic culture that has not migrated from its homeland,

 

  1. Explain the four reasons why Hoe were important, and special pieces of technology for Maori.

→ You could use them as weapons.

→ They could get clothes from them.

→ Because you could use it to make your boats faster

→ They were also used for collecting and transporting food.

 

  1. Tupaia (up until recently) and much more Polynesian history remains oral history (that means told by speaking). How can we ensure that this history is available to learn for future generations? Try to come up with at least 2 ways.

 

→ We can tell his story of how he was a master navigator. He was helping captain James Cook navigate.

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