WORLD WAR 1 FOLIO ASSESSMENT

History
DUE DATE: THURSDAY 12 JUNE
Name:
* To demonstrate what you have learned about World War I you must choose learning tasks that add up to 12
points
** What were some of the major events of WW1?
2. What was the war like?
3. Why
do we remember the ANZACS?

Remembering
-1 point
Factual answers,
recall and
recognition

Understanding
1 point
Translating,
interpreting,
showing

Applying 2
points
Using information
gained in different
familiar situations

Analysing- 2
points
Break into parts to
examine more
closely

Evaluating- 3
points
Judge, use criteria,
rank, substantiate

Creating 3
points

What date did Britain declare

war on Germany?
What date did Australian troops
land at Gallipoli?
What food did the Anzacs eat in
WW1?
OR
Watch Gallipoli and write a
recount of the film, illustrating
it with a map.
Explain three ways in which
Horses were used in WW1.
Provide pictures to illustrate
your three uses.
How did the spirit of the
ANZACS at Gallipoli help to
form our national identity (200
words minimum)
Give five reasons for why life
might have been difficult back
in Australia during the War.
Write 1 paragraph for each
reason.
Choose music to match a photo
story from WW1. Explain why you
chose the music and images you

What group did Gavrilo

Princip belong to and
why did they want to
Assassinate Arch Duke
Franz Ferdinand?
What features of the
landscape at Gallipoli
made the ANZAC battle
difficult?

Name 7 countries that

were allied to Britain at
the start of WW1

What does MANIA stand

for?
(Provide a short
definition for each word)

Using a map and your

own words, explain why
the battle at Pozieres
was important.

Make an A-Z of World

War One Words (You can
use the letter X inside a
word if you need to)

Create a timeline of
WW1 using three key
events for Australian
troops for each year of
WW1

Collect three facts that

have interested you
about WW1 and describe
each one in its own
paragraph.

What would have

happened if Australia
had remained neutral
during WW1? (200 words
minimum)
In Australia today, Anzac
participation at Gallipoli
is the most recognised
event of WW1. What
other events were of
equal or greater
importance and why?
Create the front page of
a newspaper. Include a

Describe the main

features of Trench
Warfare on the Western
front (200 words
minimum)
Explain why Pigeons
were important in WW1.
Discuss whether they
would they be useful in
wars today?
OR
Explain the roles that
women played in WW1
It is 1917. Your brother is
coming home from WW1

What sort of problems

did weather conditions
cause during WW1? OR
Describe living
conditions in the
trenches.
The answer is Gallipoli.
What are five possible
questions?
Argue whether the spirit
of the ANZACs is still
relevant today.

Write a poem in the style

of other war poems

Combining
information to new
situations to form
new products, ideas
etc

did.
OR
Design a tour brochure for a 5 day
trip visiting ANZAC sites in Gallipoli
& France. Include an Itinerary,
places to visit & tourist info on
each place. Bonus points for flight
costs and accommodation

headline, photo and an

article with the key
points about:
ANZACS at the battle of
Fromelles
OR
About Simpson and his
Donkey.

- Using food that was

popular at the time, plan
a welcome home dinner
menu and choose typical
WW1 music to play at
the party.

written by soldiers
during WW1 OR
Make a recruitment
poster using similar
techniques as 1915