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Wednesday, 22 April 2015

ANZAC writing experience

Today was the day to step into the shoes of a soldier. We did a writing task that included simulation of a trench, listening to diary entries from soldiers, and sounds of war as motivation playing in the background to help set the mood.


The scene was set...
  • we had been stuck in our trenches for at least 48hrs straight, 
  • the sound of gun fire and raining shrapnel was all around us,
  • at least one of our mates (comrades) had been shot beside us, and
  • another of our comrades had been killed.



After a lot of talking, sharing ideas and brainstorming the kinds of descriptive language we might use we were ready to produce a piece of writing from the trenches.

      

(Keep an eye on our personal blogs over the next couple of weeks to read the results. )

Life in the Trenches by Stefan

In the trenches by Jean


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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous26 May 2015 at 19:40

    Great idea to go under the tables, was it meant to be you in trenches?
    When you set or see a scene, it is the best place to write because you can imagine or take a look and your piece of writing can be right in front of you. Isn't that sooooooooo cool!
    From Alyssa.V, 6S, The Bush School

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  2. Miss Maguire9 August 2015 at 19:55

    Yes Alyssa, we were simulating what it might have been like in a confined space. We also had gunfire over head, screaming etc...actual noises from WW1...

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