Bonus Activity: In Flanders Fields
As the new century dawned, New Zealanders settled into a
period of relative calm. The calm lasted for about 15 years
but came to a sudden end in 1914 when World War I erupted
in Europe. The war lasted for almost five years and claimed
the lives of 18,000 New Zealanders.
It also claimed the lives of thousands of men and women
from countries around the world. Every year, we remember
these brave men and women on ANZAC Day (25 April). Many
people go to a special Anzac Day ceremony where they read
a special poem that was written for the fallen soldiers.
The poem is called ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae.
Read the poem. On your blog, tell us what you think of
the poem. Do you like it? How does it make you feel?
It makes me feel very lucky to live in a beautiful, safe
country like New Zealand. It also makes me feel sad
for those who died in the war and for their families. I
think that we are very lucky that they went
to war and fought for our freedom.
What do you think?
When i read this poem and i flet how hard it was
for the army men to fight for our freedom and also
how they risked their lives for us and also thought
if they didn’t fight for us we will be suffering but
luckily they had fought for us so i think the we were
lucky to have these men and that we had these men
to protect our men and that all i have to say.Goodbye.
Hi Mason,
ReplyDeleteRuby here from the Summer Learning Journey team!
Good work here with this activity. We are lucky that we had these brave men fight for our freedom! It makes me feel sad, when I read this poem, that not only did so many people risk their lives but so many people lost their lives too.
I think that it's very important to remember the soldiers who lost their lives to make sure that we had a better future. What do you think?
I look forward to reading more of your blog.
Cheers,
Ruby.