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Select an area of wall display space, preferably along a wall at about eye
level. Staple, tape or pin large (A1 or A2) sheets of black paper - sugar
paper is fine - in a long strip along the wall. This is going to form the
background for the timeline.
Identify key events that occurred during the Gallipoli campaign and prepare
a Key Events Card (A5 is a practical size) for each event.
Each card should have a title and a brief outline of the key event - enough
information for the students to be able to create an image from.
(Rather than prepare each Key Events Card yourself, you may allocate that
task to students.)
See Gallipoli Campaign
Timeline for a very detailed timeline.
Organise students into pairs or small groups.
Provide each pair with one or more of the Key Events Cards that you have
prepared.
Using coloured paper, glue, tape, string, pipe cleaners and other suitable
materials each group creates a visual image representing their event. 3D
images have much more impact then simple images drawn on paper - so
encourage creativity.
Each finished image is attached to the timeline in the correct chronological
order along with the summary of key points.
Once the Timeline has been completed it may be appropriate for each group to
briefly explain their image to the class.
The completed timeline provides a valuable reference for students as they
work through the rest of the unit.
Possible Event Cards:
- 18 March 1915 British and French Navies fail to force their way to
Constantinople.
- 25 April 1915 Australians and New Zealanders land at Ari Burnu (ANZAC
Cove).
- 25 April 1915 British troops land at Helles.
- 8 May 1915 Over 850 New Zealand troops killed at Helles. Only 1700 out
of 4000 New Zealanders left.
- 24 May 1915 Armistice to bury the dead on both sides.
- 3 July 1915 Maori Contingent - the Pioneers - landed at ANZAC Cove.
- 6-7 August 1915 Australian troops attack Lone Pine, Quinns Post and The
Nek.
- 8 August 1915 Wellingtons capture Chunuk Bair.
- 8 August 1915 Colonel Malone killed by New Zealand Artillery fire and
Cyril Bassett won a VC (Victoria Cross).
- 26 August 1915 New Zealand Hospital ship Maheno arrived off ANZAC Cove
to collect wounded.
- September 1915 The 900 New Zealanders left out of the 6500 who landed on
Gallipoli were taken to the island of Lemnos to recuperate.
- 27-29 November 1915 The Great Blizzard killed hundreds of men.
- 21 December last of the New Zealanders successfully evacuated from Gallipoli.
- 25 April 1916 First ANZAC Day parades and services.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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