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INDEX We know that teachers are busy and any support material needs to be quick and simple. So with every issue of the NARRATIVE WRITING journal, we offer ideas for using Toitoi in your class. 4 Day One of War 46 The Soldier’s Battle 6 My Older Brother 50 The Poppy Graveyard 10 In the Trenches 64 I Remember 18 A Time of Tragedy 70 Remembrance READ 26 Smoke Rises 74 Grandpa’s Story Choose a text in Toitoi to share with your class or ask your 32 Sarah’s War 82 The Garden students to read it independently using their own journal. POETRY 8 Imagine 52 War 12 Anzac Biscuits 54 Blood Tears 16 This Was War 56 The Anzacs LEARN 20 Gallipoli’s Hell 62 Peace Use the questions as a starting point for class discussion or 24 Through the Eyes of a Soldier 66 In the End independent research. 28 Disappearing Forces 68 The Truth of War 30 POILU 72 The Bloodstained Poppy 34 A Soldier’s Dream 78 Poppies 38 Escape 80 What Anzac Day Means to Me 40 Gallipoli 84 We Will Remember CREATE 44 In Flanders Fields 90 Anzac Day Guide your students to write their own response to the text. 48 My People LETTER WRITING AND DIARY ENTRIES 14 April 1915 36 Dear Diary ILLUSTRATE 22 1915 42 Rifleman’s Diary Work with the text to inspire your students to create an DESCRIPTIVE & INFORMATIVE WRITING artwork of their own. 86 In Memoriam MUSICAL COMPOSITION SHARE Encourage your students to submit their work for 58 The Crosses are White publication and begin a conversation with other young STANDALONE ART New Zealanders through the arts. 88 Brave Soldiers 88 Gratitude Visit www.toitoi.nz for submission guidelines Mix and match the ideas for your class
READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E PAG E 4 Joshua imagines Create a timeline of Aisha chose to Day One of War what it felt like to go the events that led illustrate Joshua’s to war. Research the to war breaking out writing with a picture Words by Joshua factors that led to and all the significant from a bird’s eye view. Houston, age 10 the outbreak of war battles involving New Draw a picture that Pictures by Aisha in 1914. What part did Zealand soldiers. relates to a key event Tanaka-Avers, age 11 New Zealand play? in your timeline using a bird’s eye view. PAG E 6 How were Māori Complete a research Present your research My Older involved in WWI? project on an aspect in a poster that can What different views of Māori involvement be displayed in your Brother did Māori and Pākehā in WWI. You may like classroom. Words by Tamati Te Aho, hold about Māori to look for books age 11 joining the war effort? in your library such Pictures by Meg Lyell, What role did the as Whitiki: Māori in age 12 Native Contingent the First World War play? by Monty Soutar, or Listen to RSA member on one of the many Syd Dewes reading My excellent history sites Older Brother. online. PAG E 8 Read Kareena’s poem Write a poem about Apple illustrated this Imagine aloud. What is the the war in which personal poem with effect of repeating every line begins with a symbolic white Words by Kareena the same word at the the word “Imagine”. cross. Can you think Dunlop, age 11 beginning of each Think about how your of other symbols of Pictures by Apple line? Consider the experience of war war? Create your Minoza, age 11 sequence of events might change over own collage using an in the poem. What is time. important symbol Listen to RSA member different about the to illustrate the big Howard Mace reading last stanza? ideas in your poem. Imagine. PAG E 10 With words and Imagine you are a Create a postcard In the Trenches pictures, Maani and soldier who has been with a war image on Georgie show the injured in battle. the front and write Words by Maani chaos and violence of Write a message to your message on the Marsden, age 10 life in the trenches. your family from your back. Make your own Pictures by Georgie What happened to hospital bed to let stamp and include an Veronese, age 8 soldiers wounded on them know you are address. the front line? Where okay. did they go and who looked after them? Adapt the ideas to suit the abilities of your students Pictures by Stella Hinton, age 11
READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E PAG E 1 2 What are Anzac Bring your recipes Create a poster PAG E 20 Cameron uses New Write a poem about Ruby has drawn her ANZAC Biscuits biscuits? Find a recipe for Anzac biscuits to advertising your bake Gallipoli’s Hell Zealand imagery in being a soldier picture from the at home or online. school and compare sale at school using his poem to underline fighting on the front perspective of being Words by Ruby Burge, Words by Cameron Topp, Research their history them. Make a batch images of the home what the soldiers are line using images inside the trench. Can age 10 age 10 and think about why of biscuits at home or front. fighting for and how of home that are you draw a different Pictures by Pieta Bayley, they have become an in your school kitchen. Pictures by Ruby far they are from important to you. view? age 9 important part of how Sell the biscuits and Crawford, age 11 home. Find Turkey we commemorate donate the money you on a map and think Listen to RSA member Anzac Day. raise to the Returned about how far our Joy Mace reading Anzac and Services’ soldiers had to travel. Biscuits. Association (RSA). How did they get there? PAG E 1 4 Soldiers like Uncle Write a letter back Create a set of PAG E 22 Jordan has written a In a group, write a Create a white flag, April 1915 James ate a lot of to Uncle James from black and white 1915 fictional diary entry short play based candles, a football billy beef stew. What Emily telling him how photographs to based on factual on this true story. and some barbed wire Words by Alice Kelsall, Words by Jordan Smith, is it exactly? Why did the war has changed include with your research about the Perform it for your out of what you can age 7 age 10 soldiers dream about your life at home. letter. Put them in an Christmas Truce. class. find in the classroom Pictures by Anna Urlich, food from home? envelope and make Pictures by Tessa When and where did as props for your age 8 a stamp to go on the Roberts, age 10 this story actually performance. front. take place? What does it tell you about the soldiers on both sides of the battlefield? PAG E 1 6 Read Matisse’s poem Write a poem about Illustrate your poem. PAG E 24 Mikee writes about Write a poem in which Draw a picture that This Was War aloud. What do you why nations go to Make sure your picture Through the the experience of you repeat captures the images notice about its war and what effect reinforces your words war using the five the lines ‘I see...’, in your poem. Words by Matisse Laskey, structure? What is the this has on people. so that they work Eyes of a Soldier senses. She also uses ‘I hear...’, ‘I feel...’ age 10 effect of repeating Think about repeating together to promote Words by Samantha repetition to give her ‘I taste...’ and ‘I Pictures by Aditi Sharma, certain words and certain words or your theme. Mikaela “Mikee” Omega, poem rhythm and smell...’ Make sure age 12 phrases? phrases throughout age 7 movement. Can you you use words that your poem to Pictures by Anabel Berek, identify the patterns create strong images underline its themes. age 8 in her poem? for your reader. Use a thesaurus if you like. PAG E 1 8 Like Maani on page 11, Imagine what it Draw a diagram of PAG E 26 What is happening in Write a short Draw a triptych of A Time of Harry writes about life would be like to live your trench and label Smoke Rises Jessica’s description description of a a battlefield during in the trenches. What in a trench for one it. Show the front line, of the battlefield? battlefield during WWI, immediately Tragedy is a trench? Conduct day. Write a short support lines, reserve Words by Jessica Why is the mention a battle, shortly after the battle, and Ballantyne, age 11 Words by Harry Hone, research to discover 10 description of where lines and No Man’s of a patch of poppies afterwards and many today. age 10 facts about trenches. you sleep, what you Land. Pictures by Kaile Qian, significant? decades later. Pictures by Danny You could start your eat and what you do. age 12 Monaghan-Rowe, age 11 research here www. bbc.co.uk /bitesize Mix and match the ideas for your class Adapt the ideas to suit the abilities of your students
READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E PAG E 28 What role did animals Write a story or poem Anna has mirrored PAG E 36 A soldier’s diary is an Imagine you are a Work together to Disappearing play in WWI? Why about animals in the action in Aleisha’s Dear Diary important historical soldier in WWI. Write a collate all of the diary were they needed? Do the war. Use your poem by layering document. What diary entry. Try entries from your Forces you know any famous imagination or a colours and textures Words by Tomas Barry, other documents to include lots of group or class and age 10 Words by Aleisha Bradly, stories about animals famous story as in her painting to and artefacts help us details about your bind them together to age 12 in the war? Were any your inspiration. Try create light and Pictures by Noah understand experiences. What create a single book. Pictures by Anna de animals awarded to create a sense of movement. Paint a Cookson, age 9; Daisy what happened in type of soldier might Give it a front and Boyett, age 13 medals? action like Aleisha by picture for your story De La Haye, age 9; WWI and where you be? How did you back cover and make using interesting verbs or poem that makes Tearani Wikohika, age can you see them end up here? Who are it look old. and varying rhythms. use of layered colours 10 and Sayuni Weerasiri, now? Why is this your comrades? Listen to RSA member and textures. age 10 important? Syd Dewes reading Disappearing Forces. PAG E 30 Tristan has written Write an acrostic Draw a picture for PAG E 38 Read Abby’s Write a poem about Use silhouettes to POILU an acrostic poem in poem using LE your poem using a Escape poem aloud and a soldier in No Man’s create a picture to go French about New QUESNOY as the black sharpie on a think about the Land. Use great with your poem, like Words and pictures by Words by Abby Reid, age Zealand soldiers title. Consider using white piece of paper, characteristics of descriptive language Lucy. Tristan Hosking, age 9 10 in WWI. Can you English, French or te like Tristan. her soldier. What has to paint a picture in translate it? Research reo Māori. Pictures by Lucy Rennie, happened to him and your reader’s mind. the story of Anzac age 10 why is he trying to soldiers in Le Quesnoy. escape? What is No Listen to RSA member Man’s Land? Syd Dewes reading Escape. PAG E 32 Coral has written a Have a class debate Design a uniform that PAG E 40 Why were horses used Using your research In your own style, Sarah’s War description of battle with the moot: could have been worn Gallipoli in WWI? What did as inspiration, write create a picture to go from the point of view Women should not by a female soldier they do? How many a short story about with your story that Words by Coral Words by Izzy Melhuish, of a female soldier. be allowed to go to 100 years ago. horses are thought events leading up to conveys setting and Hodgetts, age 9 age 10 Did women fight in war. Ask a teacher to to have died? the scene that Izzy emotion. Pictures by Jackson WWI? What happened act as a judge for the Pictures by Scarlett describes. Harvey, age 10 to those who stayed debate. Clarke, age 13 at home? PAG E 34 Read Andrew’s poem Write a poem about Draw a landscape to PAG E 42 Why did the Anzacs Using your research Draw a map or picture A Soldier’s aloud. Each line is soldiers a long way go with your poem Rifleman’s Diary leave Gallipoli? as inspiration, write of Anzac Cove. Show made up of only two from home that has that also has a What can you find a story about the the types of terrain Dream or three words. Does a dream-like quality dream-like quality. Words by Matthew out about the evacuation from the and the positions of Smith, age 10 Words by Andrew this give it a dream- when you read it Think carefully about evacuation? Make point of view of a the armies. Include Lindsay, age 10 like quality? Why? aloud. What poetic colour and texture. Pictures by Brooke notes based on your soldier who has been any other details you Pictures by Tori Davis, techniques can you Loveridge, age 10 research. living in the trenches can. age 9 use? for months. Mix and match the ideas for your class Adapt the ideas to suit the abilities of your students
READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E PAG E 44 Kyuss was inspired Write a poem like Alina’s picture mimics PAG E 52 Emily has described Write a metaphorical Swap poems with a In Flanders by In Flanders Fields, John McCrae’s and the look of black and War what war means to poem in which every friend and illustrate one of the most Kyuss’s. Pay particular white photographs her using powerful line begins with “War each other’s work. Fields popular poems of attention to the from WWI. Create Words by Emily Harris, metaphors. What is a is...” Consider using a age 9 Words by Kyuss WWI. It was written rhyme scheme. your own black and metaphor and why is visual metaphor, like Williamson, age 12 by John McCrae in white wartime picture Pictures by Kaleb it effective in poetry? Kaleb. Pictures by Alina May 1915. Compare in a photographic Vukona, age 9 Maltseva, age 13 the two poems. What style and give it an techniques have the old-fashioned frame. Listen to RSA member poets used and what Howard Mace reading effects do they have? War. PAG E 46 What is shellshock? Write a story from Illustrate your story PAG E 54 Where is Flanders Write a ballad about Like Hannah, create The Soldier’s Why did it affect the point of view of a with a charcoal Blood Tears Fields? Can you name a famous battlefield. a black and white so many soldiers? soldier suffering from or pastel drawing. some other famous Include details about illustration for your Battle What do you think shellshock after the Think about how Words by Ari Nikoloff- WWI battlefields and what happened there ballad with a flash Kraan, age 11 Words and pictures by it would have been war. the posture of your find out about what and the conditions of red for dramatic Stella Hinton, age 11 like? Research what figures can show how Pictures by Hannah happened to New soldiers faced. effect. happened to soldiers they are feeling, like Smith, age 12 Zealanders there? suffering from Stella. Listen to RSA member shellshock when they Chris Mullane reading went home. The Soldier’s Battle. PAG E 48 In her poem, Ilana Write two poems or Turn your writing PAG E 56 Kiritote has written Write a poem or short Consider Jayde’s My People writes that “I know stories - one from into a graphic story The Anzacs about the original story inspired by use of line and both sides”. Consider the point of view of a that encourages Anzacs. What does your research about perspective in her Words by Ilana Kizildere, Words by Kiritote the experience of Turkish soldier and the your readers to think she mean when she what went wrong at picture. What effect age 10 Nga-Roimata Maki WWI from the point other from an Anzac about WWI from both says, ‘They landed Gallipoli. does this have on the Pictures by Amber Rogers, age 12 of view of a Turkish soldier’s perspective. sides’ points of view. on the wrong coast.’ mood of her artwork? Pringle, age 11 soldier. What is New In what ways are they Pictures by Jayde Te Aho, Research the Gallipoli Draw a picture for Zealand’s relationship different and how are age 11 campaign to find out your story or poem with Turkey today? they similar? about its mistakes that uses some of and shortcomings. these techniques. PAG E 50 What part did nurses Write a newspaper Create a front page PAG E 58 Music is an important Play Room 3’s song in Practice and perform The Poppy play in WWI? What article about a nurse of a newspaper The Crosses are part of remembering your class and create your composition or a do you think their in the war. You can featuring your article. important events. a composition of famous wartime song Graveyard experiences must invent a fictional Include elements that White Can you think of other your own. You could as a class. Create a Words by Georgina have been? Discuss character or base it could have featured in Words by Room 3, Port famous songs that tell compose a song for poster to advertise Scott, age 12 your ideas with a on a real historical wartime newspapers Chalmers School us about war? any instrument or the event. Pictures by Ruby Ross- friend. figure. such as photographs, Composed and arranged write lyrics set to a Hayes, age 11 battle reports, lists by Robert Scott © traditional tune. of missing soldiers, Mushroom Music 2015 public notices and Transcribed and notated advertisements. by Pat Scott Mix and match the ideas for your class Adapt the ideas to suit the abilities of your students
READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E PAG E 6 2 Not everybody agreed Write an imaginary Pablo Picasso created PAG E 70 What does Write a reflection Make a time capsule Peace with WWI. What dialogue between the Dove of Peace for Remembrance remembrance mean? about the ways and bury it for others is a conscientious a patriotic young the First International Why is it important? in which WWI has to find in 100 years. Words by Abby Mason, Words by Olivia objector? Why were soldier and a Peace Congress in Do you think we will influenced your life. Include a copy of your age 11 Matthews, age 10 they given white conscientious objector 1949. Can you find a still commemorate You could include reflection. Pictures by Hailey Potts, feathers? Who at the outbreak of picture of it? Draw Pictures by Cole Anzac Day in another family history, age 10 were some famous WWI. Have your your own dove on Sherborne, age 10 100 years? a record of the conscientious characters explain white paper using memorials you objectors? to each other the simple lines and bold Listen to RSA member have visited, any reasons why they hold colours. Red Beatson reading commemorations you their particular views. Remembrance. have attended and personal opinions. PAG E 6 4 How were injured Imagine you are Draw a floor plan of PAG E 72 The combination of Write a poem using Swap poems with a I Remember soldiers transported? a doctor or nurse a WWI field hospital, The Anika’s words and rhythm and rhyme to friend and illustrate. What issues did treating a soldier with notes about the Jazmin’s artwork create momentum. Pay careful attention Words by Ailish Wilson, medical officers face? injured in WWI. Write various people and Bloodstained is very powerful. to how you interpret age 10 How did medical a set of medical equipment you might Poppy Analyse how they their work. Play with Pictures by Belinda West, care change during notes that include find there. work together to texture and colour to Words by Anika Read, age 10 wartime? observations about convey emotion and reinforce the tone of age 12 your patient’s meaning. the poem. Pictures by Jazmin Listen to RSA member physical, mental and Heappey, age 12 Chris Mullane reading I emotional wounds. Remember. PAG E 6 6 What is Armistice Zachary writes about Draw the soldier PAG E 74 Invite a family Use your research to Create a portrait of Day? What happened how a soldier is feeling before, during and Grandpa’s Story member or someone write an informative your WWI veteran. In the End to soldiers when they at the very end of after the war. How from your community essay about your Think about using Words by Zachary Words by Megan Foster finished fighting in the the war. Write a has he changed? to share their guest speaker. shadows, reflections Williams, age 8 and Madison Blackwood, war? How had their story about what the experience of war with and personal age 11 Pictures by Shahni lives changed? soldier faces when he your class. Be sure memorabilia in your Tagatoa, age 10 returns home to New Pictures by Alisha to ask questions and illustration. Display Zealand after fighting Sangster, age 13 listen carefully to the your art and writing in in Gallipoli. answers. class and invite your special person to see it. PAG E 6 8 Compare Annabelle’s Inspired by Annabelle Use papier mâché, PAG E 78 Find out how poppies Write a set of Work with a friend poem to Emily’s and Emily, write a plasticine or clay to Poppies have become a instructions for to make your own The Truth of description of war poem about war that create a sculpture of continued symbol of making a poppy poppy pins then wear War on page 53. How are uses personification. your personification of Words by Peace Yin, remembrance. Who pin, using origami them to an Anzac Day age 10 Words by Annabelle these two poems war. Display it in your first wrote the words paper, card, fabric service. Skerten, age 9 similar and how are class along with your Pictures by Maisy Lest We Forget? or collected items as they different? Which poem. Roberts-Holzer, age 10 Where else might materials. Pictures by Giselle de Breems, age 9 is your favourite? you see these words today? Listen to RSA member Chris Mullane reading The Truth of War. Mix and match the ideas for your class Adapt the ideas to suit the abilities of your students
READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E READ LEARN C R E AT E I L L U ST R AT E PAG E 80 Rylie and Hannah Think carefully about Illustrate your poem PAG E 88 Why might it have Compose a telegram Create the telegram What Anzac Day tell us what Anzac what Anzac Day using colour pencil, Brave Soldiers been difficult to from an official to a by handwriting or Day means to them means to you. Write a like Hannah. Put your discover what family informing them printing out the Means to Me through their words poem that expresses poem and artwork on Pictures by Tessa Ganley, happened to some of their loss. Then type and gluing it age 11 Words by Rylie Keach, and pictures. Have your emotions. display in your class. soldiers in WWI? How write a piece of flash on paper. Use cold age 10 you ever been to a were their families fiction based on what tea to stain the Pictures by Hannah Earl, dawn service? What notified? Research happened when the paper brown. Make age 10 was it like? Discuss to find examples of telegram arrived. a letterhead, stamps your experience with wartime telegrams. and signature. Display your class. the telegram with your writing in class. PAG E 82 There are many Using your thoughts Draw a plan of PAG E 89 On Anzac Day we Use your notes to Make an envelope beautiful Anzac as inspiration, write your memorial Gratitude express our gratitude write a thank-you for your letter and The Garden memorial gardens instructions for garden. Attach the for the sacrifice made letter to a soldier from decorate it artistically. Words by Kyah Tawhiti, Pictures by Poppy in New Zealand designing the perfect instructions you by the soldiers who WWI. Things have Consider leaving it age 10 McDonald, age 9 and Australia. Do memorial garden. have written and fought and died. changed a lot in 100- at your local war Pictures by Grace you think a garden Include details about share your ideas with What are you grateful plus years - consider memorial monument Jonson, age 9 is an appropriate plants, statues, your grandparents, for about life in New what you might need on Anzac Day. memorial? Why? cenotaphs and any parents, teachers and Zealand in the present to explain to him Discuss this with a other features that classmates. day? Think carefully about present-day friend and write down you would like. and make notes. life. your ideas. PAG E 84 Read Halle’s poem Write an ode to a Create a stained PAG E 90 Blake has written People from other Add colourful icons We Will then compare it with soldier or group of glass window in Anzac Day about aspects of countries are to your brochure to Blake’s poem, Anzac soldiers you have read your classroom with Anzac Day. Think not familiar with illustrate each aspect Remember Day, on page 91. What about who fought coloured cellophane Words and pictures by about a service you Anzac Day. Create of the Anzac Day Blake Cameron, age 10 Words by Halle Faherty, do these poems have in WWI. Consider and black paper have attended. Do a brochure that service. age 10 in common? How whether you will use outlines to honour you recognise his would help a tourist Pictures by Maddix do they differ? Make familiar themes or your heroes. Add descriptions? understand what Kamo-Dawson, age 11 notes. whether you will try a the title ‘We will happens during a different approach. remember’. service, and why. Listen to RSA member Red Beatson reading We Will Remember. PAG E 86 Look up the Online Write an In Memoriam Design your own In Memoriam Cenotaph and search for the soldier you medal. Think about WE WILL REMEMBER for someone in your researched or a soldier what it might be Words and pictures by Today, W E W I L L Remembrance REMEM BER area who fought in in your family. awarded for, what Bonus Activity! Day, Remembering you by the poppy fields as red as blood, Luca Waple-Longhurst, the war. What did you symbols should Today, in the mud. Sacrifice Remembrance The guns, the bombsDay, and cruel barbed wire, age 9 We have created a bonus activity for the Remembering you The by the poppy trenches, fields the food, theasscorching red as blood, fires. find out about them? appear on it and what Sacrifice Your letter The guns, thenever I will bombs in the to me, I willmud. and you, forget cruelwe keep close to my heart, barbed wire,part. will never materials it would be Toitoi ANZAC Special Issue that you can print The trenches, Your letter Thethe to me,your Showing food, flag theswiftly raised I willcourage scorching keep close fires. in the to my where sky, youheart, might lie. made of. for the classroom or share with your students I will neverThe forget Lastyou, The flag raised Postwe will loud plays Now I swiftly feel as in neverand part. the sky, if you’re clear, near. online. Find the bonus activity at toitoi.nz/ Showing yourWhat courage havewhere you might you been lie. through? The Last Post plays loudnoand I have clear, clue, NowBut I feel as if ever never, you’re willnear. I forget you. teach or click the link below. What have you been through? I have no clue, But never, ever will I forget you. 86 Words by Halle Faherty, age 10 Pictures by Maddix Kamo-Dawson, age 11 87 86 Words by Halle Faherty, age 10 Pictures by Maddix Kamo-Dawson, age 11 87 Visit www.toitoi.nz/explore for more ANZAC teaching resources Access the full bonus activity here!
Toitoi encourages New Zealand’s young writers and artists to share their ideas, imaginations and creativity with each other through the arts. SHARE RESPOND REVIEW PUBLISH Ask your students to Encourage your Encourage your select their favourite students to write students to submit piece of writing or art a review of Toitoi. their work to Toitoi and from the journal and They can choose one begin a conversation write a letter to the or more stories or with other young young writer or artist poems or review the writers and artists who created it. whole journal. across the country. GET IN TOUCH We would love to hear from you and your students. Submission deadlines and guidelines are available at toitoi.nz Please send all correspondence and submissions to submit@toitoi.nz Winner 2020 Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series - Primary Pictures by Tessa Ganley, age 11 TOITOI.NZ | EDITOR@TOITOI.NZ | I N STAG R A M @ TO I TO I . N Z | FACEB O OK.COM / TOITOI.NZ
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