Pacific Islanders in WW1

Pacific Islanders in WW1

WALT use descriptive language to add detail

A group of soldiers from New Zealand and Australia went to fight in the war. They were known as the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps). Some Pacific Islanders went to war too.

Task 1: Watch the videos about the Pacific Islanders who went to war.

New Zealand: The first world war	Anzac Special - World War I and its Pacific volunteers

Task 2:

Choose a Pacific Island:

Tonga

Samoa

Cook Islands

Fiji

Niue

Research your chosen Island and write some vocabulary about it:

It is hot	It has a lot of food	It looks beautiful	It is very cool

Task 3: Pretend you are someone from your chosen Pacific Island who has volunteered to serve in World War 1. Write a letter to someone back home.

• What do you miss from home? [Research your Island for this]
• What is your job?
• Where are you and how did you get there?
• What do you smell, hear, see, touch, taste?
• When will you be home?

Start writing here:

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Dear Family i have been in war for 5 months already and i hope i don't die but i think i'm about to die i have a sirius injury and it hurts so bad i hope i get home fast so you can help me 

From Eyan 

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