Day 4 - Another World War (1939-1945)
Activity 1 - An Eventful Experience
Choose two key events and find out some more information about what happened on those days. On your blog, write a short summary of two events, including the names of people involved and where the event happened.
Event 1
I chose 3 September: Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany.
I found on the 3rd of September, in 1939, in reaction to Hitler's invasion of Poland, France and Britain, declare war on Germany.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told Germany they had until a certain time to leave Poland or they would declare war. Germany did not listen so Britain declared war. Acting Prime Minister for New Zealand, Peter Fraser announced that New Zealand was at war with Germany at about the same time as Britain. This was the Second World War.
Event 2
I chose 7 April: Italy invades Albania. I found that the Italian area of Albania (April 7–12, 1939) was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Albania was rapidly overrun, its ruler, King Zog I, forced into exile, and the country made part of the Italian Empire as unconnected kingdom in personal union with the Italian crown.
Activity 2 - A Call to cArms
Click on this link to find a list of VC winners. Choose one from the Second World War, and read about him. On your blog tell us about him. Who was he? What did he do to earn a Victoria Cross medal?
From the second World War, I chose John Hinton. He was a New Zealand soldier, he earned the Victoria Cross because he had the highest award for courageous behaviour even in battle in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions at Kalamata on 29 April 1941 during the Battle of Greece.
Bonus Activity - Woman at Work
For this activity, you are going to imagine that you are just like Dorothy and that you are working as a nurse on a large medical ship.
Complete the story provided above. To earn full points you must write, at least, 8-10 sentences. What happens next?
One day you are walking along the deck of the ship when you hear a loud bang. You start to run as you see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. You run towards the room where your patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as you arrive at the door to their room you hear another loud bang and you quickly open the door to see what you can do to help the patients. “What was that bang?” they ask you nervously.“What are we going to do, nurse?”. “We are goi---” BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! Another 3 loud bangs shake the ship I bandage the patients wounds and check to see if the doctor is ok. I felt like the Bang was like a bomb exploding. I heard another BANG!!!. The only thing that I could smell was smoke and the smell of the smoke smelled really really bad. The ship was shaking so hard that some of the water and the fish came on the ship, then somehow the ship stopped shaking and then all the water and fishes went back to the sea.
Activity 1 - An Eventful Experience
Choose two key events and find out some more information about what happened on those days. On your blog, write a short summary of two events, including the names of people involved and where the event happened.
Event 1
I chose 3 September: Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany.
I found on the 3rd of September, in 1939, in reaction to Hitler's invasion of Poland, France and Britain, declare war on Germany.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told Germany they had until a certain time to leave Poland or they would declare war. Germany did not listen so Britain declared war. Acting Prime Minister for New Zealand, Peter Fraser announced that New Zealand was at war with Germany at about the same time as Britain. This was the Second World War.
Event 2
I chose 7 April: Italy invades Albania. I found that the Italian area of Albania (April 7–12, 1939) was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Albania was rapidly overrun, its ruler, King Zog I, forced into exile, and the country made part of the Italian Empire as unconnected kingdom in personal union with the Italian crown.
Activity 2 - A Call to cArms
Click on this link to find a list of VC winners. Choose one from the Second World War, and read about him. On your blog tell us about him. Who was he? What did he do to earn a Victoria Cross medal?
From the second World War, I chose John Hinton. He was a New Zealand soldier, he earned the Victoria Cross because he had the highest award for courageous behaviour even in battle in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions at Kalamata on 29 April 1941 during the Battle of Greece.
Bonus Activity - Woman at Work
For this activity, you are going to imagine that you are just like Dorothy and that you are working as a nurse on a large medical ship.
Complete the story provided above. To earn full points you must write, at least, 8-10 sentences. What happens next?
One day you are walking along the deck of the ship when you hear a loud bang. You start to run as you see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. You run towards the room where your patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as you arrive at the door to their room you hear another loud bang and you quickly open the door to see what you can do to help the patients. “What was that bang?” they ask you nervously.“What are we going to do, nurse?”. “We are goi---” BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! Another 3 loud bangs shake the ship I bandage the patients wounds and check to see if the doctor is ok. I felt like the Bang was like a bomb exploding. I heard another BANG!!!. The only thing that I could smell was smoke and the smell of the smoke smelled really really bad. The ship was shaking so hard that some of the water and the fish came on the ship, then somehow the ship stopped shaking and then all the water and fishes went back to the sea.
Hey there Dianne, I am just reading your story that you have finished writing. I like the way you've changed the colour of the font so it's easy to see what you've written yourself.
ReplyDeleteI like how you've used speech as well, and you're also describing the way people are speaking, 'they ask you nervously'. You continue to paint a vivid picture in the readers' mind, especially when talking about the smoke, the ship shaking really hard, and what you suspect the bang might be.
Thanks for writing a fantastic story. I hope to see more of your writing soon Dianne!
Keep it up, Billy
Hey Billy, thank you so much for commenting on my blog. I like that you enjoy my writing. :)
DeleteKia Ora Dianne,
ReplyDeleteI, too, really enjoyed your story! I could actually picture the ship shaking each time that there was a 'bang' and could imagine the water and fish returning to the sea at the end. It's great to see you using your imagination and finding great words to describe the scenario.
For the first activity, can you please pop back on and adjust the wording so that you are using your very own words for every sentence? It's really important that we don't take sentences directly from the internet without referencing them. To insert a reference, you out the name of the source (i..e the website) where you found the information.
For Activity #1, Event 2 you would include the website where you found the information about the invasion of Albania(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_Albania).
Keep up your good work, Dianne! We'll look forward to reading more of your creative stories. We'll also pop back to see if you have added in your references for Activity #1. Once they have been added we'll be able to give you full points for the activity.
Cheers!
Rachel :)
Hey Dianne,
ReplyDeleteThis is Jade C from the Summer Learning Journey blogging team :) It's great to be here to read and comment on your blog.
For activity #2, Thank you for giving me some interesting information about John Hinton. He sounds like an amazing soldier who is extremely brave and courageous. For me, I pick Charles Upham. I've met his daughter when I went volunteering for the RSA. RSA was formed in 1916 to provide support and care for returning and returned soldiers from the war. Charles Upham has won two Victorian Crosses. Perhaps you could find out more about him, he is considered as a hero and a history maker!
All the best for 2018 and have a lovely week/weekend.
Jade C.