1 of 6

New Zealand at War

WALT: Summarise a text by identifying key words

2 of 6

The start of World War I

3 of 6

Fact Finding

​

​

  1. A homonym is a word that has different meanings, like the word orange which describes both a fruit and a colour.

The word force is also a homonym. What kind of force is described in the text?

  • What caused the beginning of the war?
  • When did the war start?
  • Who was involved in the war?
  • What does the word Alliance mean?
  • Where did the fighting take place?
  • Why did New Zealand go to war?
  • How did the war affect New Zealand?

​

​

​

4 of 6

Summarising facts

  1. What happened at Gallipoli?

​

  • Who was Archibald Baxter?

​

  • What is a conscientious objector?

​

  • When did the war end?

​

  • How did the war end?

​

The Gallipoli Campaign (1915)

​

​

​

​

The Treaty of Versailles

​

5 of 6

Create

Write a basic summary for your classmates. You want them to have a basic understanding of WW1

​

Don’t forget to share your creation on your blog! You need to explain the task and the value

6 of 6

Early Finishers

Use this map and plot in 5 different events from the timeline in the text.

Make sure you have the right location. Use google if you are unsure of where some places are.

Share your finished map onto your blog.

​

You can copy and paste this map onto google drawings to make it bigger. That way you have more space for arrows to pinpoint different locations.