ACTIVITY 4: Research Project.

ACTIVITY 4: Research Project. 

Captain Eric Ernest von Bibra, 1916

In the three Activities you have completed, Activity 1 -3 you have come to be aware that the War was not just about battles and bloodshed, it was also about individuals who came from all over Australia to "do their bit".

For the people you have researched in this Unit, doing their bit, often meant confronting prejudice. For Indigenous and non-white Australians there was a racial barrier. For women, especially those in the medical services, it was because they were considered too weak to bear the burden. Young soldiers who joined up for adventure found themselves faced with dangers they could not have for seen.

Consider the lives of the people in the activities, what made them want to contribute to the war effort. What did they do in the War? Did they survive, were they wounded, were they able to make a life when they returned?

Assignment: Media Retelling

Complete following assignment 
This can be a group project (a minimum 2 - maximum 4 participants) or an individual project.
A group project must tell the story of at least one soldier and one nurse.
An individual project will tell the story of one person.

No Ordinary Soldier:

Select a soldier (from the diversity case studies) or a nurse as a focus for your study.
If you have an ANZAC in your family you may choose that person.  

• New Zealand soldiers enlistment details can be found in the New Zealand Archives the records there are similar to those of the Australian Imperial Forces.  A helpful Web Page for details concerning the New Zealander's contribution to the War can be found at New Zealand History.

Task Instructions

Your task is to teach the class the story of your chosen person or persons. You are to  explore background of your soldier/nurse, the type of life he or she may have lived before the War. 

Tell the story of what happened to these  people during the War, where did they enlist, where did they train? What ship did they sail out on and what ship did they return?     Develop some more inquiry questions (your teacher will check them) to guide a deeper investigation. 

• What Battalions were where? 
• What were Hospitals and Clearing Stations?
• What were the physical and mental challenges facing the person?
• where did they live? 
• what did they eat?
• what did they wear and how fit for purpose was their uniform?
• what were the dangers they faced?
• Describe your person's character before, during and after the war.
• What did you find interesting bout your person and the facts you uncovered?

 Tell your story of the person you chose using either Keynote or iMovie. 

• Collect images, develop a work plan and a script you will use to tell the story with the accompanying visuals; your group will be the experts teaching the class about the conditions the person faced before during and after the war. 
•  Ensure you use reputable and reliable sources and reference them in credits at the end of your presentation.
•  After your presentation you will provide your teacher with a copy of your work plan 

•  Your Work Plan
  
  • contains your brainstorming activity
  • allocation of tasks and 
  • time frame for developing your presentation.

 

Your story should be approximately 2 to 3 minutes long and should be visually interesting and informative. Use the Keynote tutorial or the iMovie tutorial below if you need help.

www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/#keynote-hero

www.apple.com/support/imovie

You will be assessed on the following

1. how interesting and factual your presentation is 
2. how you referenced your sources.
3. how well the story is presented (the story line).
4. how well you worked together and shared responsibility 
5. Your group or individual work plan