DATE DUE: Monday, 22 nd September, 2003 before 9.00 a.m. in the assignment box in the Social Science Office
Date put on Website, Monday, 8 th September, 2003 .
VALUE: 20%
TASK: Empathy
You are an Australian soldier at Gallipoli. The year is 1915. Write a letter home to a close family member in Australia describing, at least
• the conditions under which you are living at Gallipoli (2 marks)
• the conditions under which you are fighting at Gallipoli (3 marks)
• your own personal experiences at Gallipoli (5 marks)
• your feelings at being at Gallipoli (4 marks)
• your expectations for your future at Gallipoli (2 marks)
4 marks will be allocated to meeting the requirements of Outcomes M5.18 and M5.19.
SPECIAL NOTE:
In writing this task you are reminded that showing empathy in a task means that you understand what the real conditions were like at the time designated. This is not fantasy. This must be written as fact. It must be written as though you were actually there.
OUTCOMES
The following outcomes are being assessed with this task.
M5.3 Recounts some world events in which Australia has been involved;
M5.8 Compares and contrasts the experiences of different people;
M5.18 Selects and uses appropriate letter form to communicate effectively about the past with clear purpose;
M5.19 Creates a well-structured text using evidence to describe and recount;
Jan Brady
Teacher
STUDENT: __________________________________________
Outcomes Assessed
M5.3 Recounts some world events in which Australia has been involved;
M5.8 Compares and contrasts the experiences of different people;
M5.18 Selects and uses appropriate letter forms to communicate effectively about the past with clear purpose;
M5.19 Creates a well-structured text using evidence to describe and recount.
MAXIMUM |
CONTENT |
ACTUAL |
2
|
The conditions under which you are living at |
|
3 |
The conditions under which you are fighting at Gallipoli |
|
5 |
Your own personal experiences at Gallipoli |
|
4 |
Your feelings at being at Gallipoli |
|
2 |
Your expectations for the future |
|
Outcome M5.18 1 mark for 1 mark for 1 mark for |
Appropriate choice of written form – hand written Appropriate use of address and salutations Appropriate use of date |
|
Outcome M5.19 1 mark for
|
Overall presentation of the task |
|
|
|
/20
|
COMMENTS
For further advice on writing empathy pieces look at the HSIE Faculty website under Literacy Skills. (www.ans.com.au/~janbrady/)