Introduction
THE WORLD IS AT WAR
(Australian War Memorial A03406)
On the 5th of August 1914 Britian declarred war on Germany. As part of the British Empire Australia was also at war. The Australian Government offered to send a force of 20,000 men to help the British forces and men young and old rushed to sign up for what they thought would be the adventure of their lives!!
The editor of the Daily mail Newspaper is recruiting cadet reporters to cover the war and they have chosen YOU!
To earn your badge as a fully fledged reporter you will need to complete a special training course. Further details about your mission and training can be found by following the links to the task page.
Good luck !
Task
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The Task
During your cadetship you will learn how to research, interview, write reports and explore the different ways of presenting information.
PHASE 1 - RESEARCH 
The first phase of your training is learning to research.
In order for you to complete the first phase of training you will need to complete some activities. These activities will require you to investigate different subjects and report your findings.
As you sort through the information try and find information that will help us to answer the question;
Why do we have a holiday on ANZAC day?
Research is an important part of reporting. When we research we discover facts and opinions and can see that there is more than one way of looking at something. This is called a perspective. As a reporter it is important that you learn to identify different persectives about the same event. For example, the experiences of a soldier who went to war would be very different to the experiences of their families left at home. This would give them a different perspective about the war. As well as looking at different perspectives research also provides us with information and knowledge about things.
Following is a list of different activities. Each activity will require you to complete some type of research. Your task is to complete 3 activities of your choice. Click on the images below for details of each activity.
- Create a timeline of World War 1
- Who was the man and the Donkey?
- A nurse's story
- Landing at Gallipoli
- The ANZAC day ceremony
- Boys at War
- Women at home
- The band played Walzing Matilda
- Photos of War
PHASE 2 - INTERVIEWS 
The second phase of your training is learning interview techniques. You will start by investigating your family's experiences of war and will then interview one family member, perhaps a grand parent or older relative. You can record the interview in any way you choose. For example you might have your prepared questions and make notes on the answers or you may prefer to record the interview to help you with your report.
Interview 1
You might not think that World War 1 affected you personally however your great grandparents were alive then and whether they went to war or stayed at home they would have been affected by it. World War 1 was not the only war that Australians have been involved in and maybe members of your family have been affected by other wars. With this in mind your next task is to interview members of your family and complete the FAMILY CIRCLE.
PHASE 3 - REPORTING 
For the Final phase of your cadetship you will be assigned a parnter. Working in Pairs: Research a veteran/civilian/animal from Australia's military history (past or present) and create a presentation for a museum display. You may negotiate how to present it; some suggestions include a written biography, diary entries, powerpoint, artwork or a dramatic performance.
You will present this to the class and panel of judges.
For details follow the links to the process page