Year 9 Social StudiesTuesday 11th March 2008

Do Now:Must • The battle of Passchendaele was in 19____.

• Get ready for the video

Learning Intention:

Students will be able to identify key facts from a video about the Battle of Passchendale

Q1. Why did Uncle George volunteer to go to WWI?

Q4. What was the ANZACs reputation as soldiers during WWI?

Q2. What do we need to our own values and beliefs when we look back at history?

Q5. How are the NZ soldiers remembered in Belgium?

Q3. What were Robyn’s feelings at the grave sites?

Q6. Why do people think we should remember the soldiers who fought?

COPY these 6 questions across a double page in your book – 3 questions per page.

The Battle of Passchendaele - 1917

The Battle of Passchendaele

•This video is the story of an average New Zealand soldier as told by his niece.

•Listen carefully and realise that this story is about a real person with a real family and that the people in the story are real.

•Respect the fact that this story could be about someone in your family.

Reflection

• One thing that is unclear to me is….

Share this with your group. See if you can clarify the question. If not let Mrs O’Hagan know.

Questions we still had were…

• ?Answer: