TASK PLANNER: YEAR 9 HISTORY

STUDENT NAME Japan Bhatt

LEARNING AREA HASS
TEACHER Mr Babirat
YEAR / SUBJECT 9 History
TASK NAME WW1 movie response
DUE DATE

TASK DESCRIPTION

In this task you will respond to the movie ‘Gallipoli’ with 2 main questions using the criteria below. The
purpose is to understand the portrayal of Australian values & culture during the lead up to WW1 and the
reasons why men enlisted (or not).

1) What were the Australian values and attitudes portrayed in the movie ‘Gallipoli’?
- Gambling
- Mateship
- Peer-pressure

Introduction

There were many important Australian values/attitudes portrayed in the movie Gallipoli, the movie showed us
the stories of the real soldiers back in those days (in WW1), how they had a sense of adventure and the
eagerness to join the war (with their friends) and fight for their country. The movie showed us how the soldiers
had sacrificed their lives for the country and how they had left their families (knowing that they will never meet
again). In the end, the sons of Australia were down, in fact the whole ‘Gallipoli operation’, cost  26,111
Australian casualties, including 8,141 deaths. I’m going to write about 3 specific Australian values, which are
gambling, mateship and Peer-Pressure. (these Australian values were also shown in the movie Gallipoli, by the
main characters Archy & Frank)

Gambling

Gambling was/is an attitude within the Australian soldiers, so for e.g. if I went to a soldier and told him, “I bet
that I would win in a race against you”, the other soldier and I would need to give the referee/adjudicator some
money to compete (for e.g. $15/shillings). So if I won, I would get all of the money that me and the other soldier
had put in the bet ($30). As we saw in the movie, the bet was a running race, so whoever reached Archy’s home
gate first (out of Archy and Les), from the rough terrains would win the bet. In the end Archy had badly cut and
bruised his foot and his uncle Jack was angry because he had a race coming up. The other example we saw in
the movie was when Frank was entering the running race for the country fair he had done a personal/illegal
(under the table) bet with the official on if he would win. Even in today’s century on Anzac Day people/soldiers
play this illegal game called two up, to play you have to put two coins on a wooden spatula, and then the
players/soldiers throw the two coins in the air and whoever gets what they have called heads or tails wins
double the money they put in the bet.

Mateship

During the WW1, People took their mates with them to serve the Australian Army and to be in it together
weather they died or lived. As it was shown in the movie Gallipoli, Archy was forcing Frank to join the Light
Feather/Australian Army.
 Peer-Pressure

When the Australian people were going to enlist (in WW1) they tried to take their mates with them and if their
(coward) mates didn’t come to enlist then the government would send you a white feather, so you would feel
ashamed of your decision, and people/your neighbours would make fun of you. The government did this because
they knew that people will feel embarrassed/guilty straight away for not serving their country and then they
would immediately go to enlist/enrol.

Reasons why they enlist/didn’t enlist

Wages

Why they enlisted: Many Australian Men and Women enlisted in the war for better wage than their previous amount of wage,
for e.g. at that time the salary in the army was 6 shillings which today is worth a lot, in the army TODAY you would get more
than $100 as your salary.

Why they didn’t enlist: Many people didn’t enlist during the WW1 because they had better jobs and better wages and they
thought that ‘6 shillings is not that good’ (Like Frank in the movie Gallipoli, Frank didn’t want to be a soldier, because he earned
a lot from racing and gambling/betting).

Adventure / Why they enlisted

- People also joined the army for a sense of adventure, and they wanted to go see how other countries were like than their
own.

Cowardice / Why they didn’t enlist

- Some people were BIG cowardly and didn’t join because they didn’t want to die, they just wanted to stay with their family
and relax.

Quotes

- Jack: “How fast are you gonna run? As fast as a leopard! How fast will you run? As fast as a leopard!”

- Archy: “I’ll see you when I see you.”

Frank: “Yeah, not if I see YOU first!”

- Camel Driver: [Talking about the war] How did the war start?
Archy: I don’t know exactly how it started, but it WAS the Germans fault!

Bibliography
- IMDb/Gallipoli - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/quotes - 21/11/2018
- Ergo/The rush to enlist - http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/australia-wwi/home-wwi/rush-enlist - 21/11/2018
- Wikipedia Gallipoli Movie- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_(1981_film) - 21/11/2018
- Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/gallipoli - 21/11/2018
- Wikipedia Two-Up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-up - 21/11/2018
- Gallipoli – 1981 – Drama/History – 1hour 51-minute movie

Task

Select three values and attitudes (from the list attached) which are portrayed in the movie ‘Gallipoli’.
 Clearly and comprehensively explain each of these views and attitudes with reference to specific incidents in the
movie that support that view or value. Include references to scenes and quotes in the movie and whether the
value or attitude was presented in a positive, negative or neutral light. Use additional relevant research to
support your views and show you are further informed.

Values and attitudes include how we relate and behave toward each other, along with our political, social,
economic and cultural views. The list of values/attitudes is provided for your assistance and not necessarily
comprehensive and not in order.

Word Count – minimum 200 words per value/attitude (eg. 200 x 3 = minimum 600 words)

2) Why did men/women volunteer to enlist as soldiers?

Select 2 reasons why men/women volunteered to enlist in WW1 and 2 reasons why they chose NOT to enlist.
You can choose from the list provided.

Write short paragraphs to explain each reason and provide examples from the movie as well as other research
to support these views and show you are further informed.

Word Count – short paragraphs for each reason.

Must have bibliography (minimum 5 references)

ASSESSMENT

Criteria:
Understanding and communication of values and attitudes and reasons for enlisting 10 marks
Interpretation and analysis along with capacity to defend or question these key concepts & ideas 5 marks
Evidence of research & word count (including bibliography – minimum 5 references) 5 marks
20 marks

Values and Attitudes:

Anti-authority (many examples) Nick names
Aboriginal / Indigenous peoples No long speeches – action and directness
Gambling – Betting –You’re on – Alcohol
Fairness Concept of fair price and sense of fairness
Trickery Sexism
Perseverance Physically dominating the environment – climbing the pyramids, carving.
Persistence Not doing anything unnecessary or without good reason
Not giving in – against the odds – beating the odds – doing your best In war, living for the moment
Giving it a go Laid back
Dobbing Having a go at someone – a dig
Directness – straight talking Don’t like being pushed around
Humour – laconic, self-deprecating, paying-out, irony, larrikinism – “Can’t Egalitarianism and anti-class – against anyone setting themselves above
stand you always being so bloody cheerful” others – ‘tall poppy’ syndrome
Got to be in it Free County – everyone’s entitled to their opinion
Work ethic – doing fair share Not putting on “airs and graces”
Mateship You show them mate
Peer pressure Delivering information in a way to get attention
Optimism - confidence Ribbing new fellows
Sport keenness Accepting differences, but attitude to different cultures
Sportsmanship City/country divide
Family Interstate competition
Informality Language and slang

Why did men enlist/not enlist?

Patriotism Terrible Germans - propaganda
Propaganda – rousing music, parades, newspaper reports Glamour of Light Horse
Empire Becoming an Officer, learning a trick or two – Get ahead in life
Peer pressure and mateship Adventure larger than life
Got to be in it Give good account of ourselves and our country
Girls go wild about uniforms Help support a mate
Risk and adventure Attitude to danger
Shame Attitude toward Britain ambivalent
Irish attitude to England and Empire Australia supporting Britain – “Australia will be there!”
Cowardice Don’t stop them, they will end up here
Athleticism Not letting your mates down
Underage Fight them before they get here
Newspaper reports English war and nothing to do with Australia
Wages