Focus Study: The Gallipoli Campaign

Learning Intention: 

We will be learning about why the Gallipoli Campaign was important for Australia during World War 1

Success Criteria: I will be successful when I am able to:

• define key historical terminology and concepts

• describe the experiences of ANZAC soldiers during the Gallipoli Campaign

• use a variety of written, visual and aural sources to understand the importance of the Gallipoli Campaign

Gallipoli - Stories of the Day

Activity:

Step 1: View the ABC resource. You will need earphones for this next task (if completed during class time) as you'll be watching a series of clips regarding the landing at Gallipoli. 

Step 2: As you're watching each clip, answer the questions on the worksheet below. Each question goes for the representative clip as they are all time sequenced.

Gallipoli Part 2

In this part of Gallipoli, we narrow our focus to the major counter-offensives and offensives of the campaign.

We will go through the slides during class time.

Step 1: Use the ANZAC portal provided to find information on the August Offensive. Read through the information to complete the following steps.

August Offensive on Gallipoli 6 to 29 August 1915 - Anzac Portal (dva.gov.au) 

Step 2: Define these terms:

• Offensive

• Counter-offensive

Step 3: Create a table in your books (like the example below). List TWO key offensives launched by ANZACs in August 1915 and explain whether they were successful or not. Refer to the link above to complete the table. When completing the table remember:

• Write in full sentences

• Practice paragraph writing

• Be specific! 

• Use key terminology.