Topic 2 Australia and World War I Gallipoli
Outcomes
5.5
5.6
5.10
Teaching and learning strategy
Gallipoli and the Australian War
Memorial Website
Step 1: Students go to the Australian War
Memorial website. http://www.awm.gov.au/ then
click Australians at war, then click the
Australian Military history overview then click
First World War, 1914-1918.
Step 2: Students read First World War, 1914-18
and examine photo source AWM Collection
Record: A02022 Australian troops in the Turkish
Lone Pine trenches.
ICT
Students use a
website as part
of historical
inquiry
Students
navigate
educational
website/
database
h5_5
QTF
Deep
knowledge
Higher
order
thinking
Quality
teaching
environment
Teacher led discussion.
Students complete the lesson activity, short
answer questions and source analysis questions.
Students save their work at the end of the
lesson and either email it to the teachers site
or save to the school server under the
HSIE/History folder for Year 9 History
entitled, Australian War Memorial
Students learn about:
Students learn to:
Site study:
Working historically:





Australia’s involvement in World War I
the Gallipoli campaign
Australia’s commemoration of World War I
identify the places where Australians fought in World War I
describe the experiences of Australians in the Gallipoli campaign
using a variety of sources, including a database or website
 outline the ways that Australia has commemorated World War I over
time
 a local or national war memorial site
 identify, comprehend and use historical sources as part of an
historical inquiry
 select and use appropriate text forms to communicate about the past
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
Page | 1
Student Activity Sheet 1
First World War, 1914-18- short answer questions
a. Who was Australia’s Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I?
b. How was the news of war greeted in Australia and the rest of the world?
c. What was Australia’s early involvement in the Great War?
d. What significant event took place on April 25, 1915?
e. Identify and record the other places where Australian’s fought in World War I.
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
Page | 2
f.
What role did Australia play in the following places during World War 1?
Western Front
Middle East
First World War, 1914-18- Source analysis
A reminder of the importance of sources in history.
Primary source: a source of evidence from the time being studied, e.g. diaries eyewitness account,
photographs.
Secondary source: a source of evidence created after the period of time being investigated, e.g.
textbook.
Document: anything that is written usually on paper.
Evidence: something that provides information about the past.
Bias: one-sided or unbalanced point of view, a particular perspective, a particular point of view.
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
Page | 3
Analysing primary sources
The following questions are extremely important to you as a history student in judging the quality of
a primary source:

Who wrote or made the source (author/photographer)?

When and where was it made or published (timing/origin)?

Why was it made (purpose/motive)?

Who was it made for (audience)?

What is the content of the source?

What is the author or creator’s point of view or perspective?
Also, consider elements such as bias/neutrality, reliability, informative/persuasive.
Examine source AWM collection record: A02022 from the Australian War Memorial website.
a. When was the source published? Is it a primary or secondary source?
b. Where was the photo taken? Who has been photographed in the source? (Be specific.)
c. What evidence can you extract from the source about the conditions men faced in the
trenches?
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
Page | 4
d. Use the source and your own knowledge to write a description about the way in which
trenches during the Gallipoli campaign were constructed to defend soldiers.
e. The source mentions Lone Pine, use the AWM search engine to research the Battle of
Lone Pine. Once you have collected your information write a short account of the Battle
of Lone Pine.
f.
Go to search and select Database search. Enter the name of an Australian solider who
fought in World War I. Ask your teacher to supply you with a list or complete a database
search using the name of a family member if relevant. Record information about the
soldier that you learn from your AWM database search.
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
Page | 5