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My Grandad Marches on ANZAC Day Before Reading 1. Look at the title of the book. What do you think the story will be about? 2. Look at the illustration on the front cover of this book. Describe the relationship between the two characters. 3. What do you think the medals are for? 4. Why do you think the old man has a sad look on his face? During Reading 1. Why do you think its still dark outside when the child has to get up and ready for the ANZAC parade? 2. What is a bugle and why does it play a lonely song? 3. “ I feel the drum boom in my chest”. What does this mean? 4. Why are some people in wheelchairs? 5. Why is Grandad quiet when he is remembering? 6. What is he remembering? After Reading 1. What does ANZAC stand for? 2. Describe what you think the ANZAC soldiers are thinking during the parade? 3. Why do you think Grandad doesn’t like to talk about what happened in the war? 4. What does the word ‘commemorate’ mean? How is the parade about commemorating the soldiers in the war?
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My Grandad Marches on ANZAC Day: Photocopy, print and laminate the following vocabulary cards. You can use these cards to play memory with.
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Read the true story about Freda at the back of the book. Compare both versions of the story using the template below.
non-fiction version of this story:
fiction version of this story:
similarities between both stories?
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Questions: Why has Shaun Tan drawn a picture of a tree? What do you notice about the colour of the tree? How does Shaun Tan make the tree the main focus on the page? Who do you think are the people sitting under the tree? What do you notice about what is surrounding the old tree? How does this affect the life of the tree?
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Answer the following questions below either individually or in small groups. Why do we commemorate ANZAC Day? Why do we have ANZAC biscuits? Why did New Zealand soldiers go to war in Gallipoli? Why did soldiers get medals? Why do we wear poppies on ANZAC day? What is a dawn parade? Why do we have dawn parades? Why did the soldiers have to live and hide in the trenches? How did the war start? Why is there war? Why did the soldiers have to have guns to fight in a war? What were the name of the guns they used in war? Why didn’t the soldiers have tanks to help them fight in the war? Where is Gallipoli? Find int on a world map. What are trenches?
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My Grandad Marches on ANZAC Day Before Reading 1. Look at the title of the book. What do you think the story will be about? 2. Look at the illustration on the front cover of this book. Describe the relationship between the two characters. 3. What do you think the medals are for? 4. Why do you think the old man has a sad look on his face? During Reading 1. Why do you think its still dark outside when the child has to get up and ready for the ANZAC parade? 2. What is a bugle and why does it play a lonely song? 3. “ I feel the drum boom in my chest”. What does this mean? 4. Why are some people in wheelchairs? 5. Why is Grandad quiet when he is remembering? 6. What is he remembering? After Reading 1. What does ANZAC stand for? 2. Describe what you think the ANZAC soldiers are thinking during the parade? 3. Why do you think Grandad doesn’t like to talk about what happened in the war? 4. What does the word ‘commemorate’ mean? How is the parade about commemorating the soldiers in the war?
tashstrother ©
My Grandad Marches on ANZAC Day: Photocopy, print and laminate the following vocabulary cards. You can use these cards to play memory with.
tashstrother ©
Read the true story about Freda at the back of the book. Compare both versions of the story using the template below.
non-fiction version of this story:
fiction version of this story:
similarities between both stories?
tashstrother ©
Questions: Why has Shaun Tan drawn a picture of a tree? What do you notice about the colour of the tree? How does Shaun Tan make the tree the main focus on the page? Who do you think are the people sitting under the tree? What do you notice about what is surrounding the old tree? How does this affect the life of the tree?
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Answer the following questions below either individually or in small groups. Why do we commemorate ANZAC Day? Why do we have ANZAC biscuits? Why did New Zealand soldiers go to war in Gallipoli? Why did soldiers get medals? Why do we wear poppies on ANZAC day? What is a dawn parade? Why do we have dawn parades? Why did the soldiers have to live and hide in the trenches? How did the war start? Why is there war? Why did the soldiers have to have guns to fight in a war? What were the name of the guns they used in war? Why didn’t the soldiers have tanks to help them fight in the war? Where is Gallipoli? Find int on a world map. What are trenches?
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