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Experiences of the K okoda campaign

This task involves listening to oral histories from George Fetterplace and Bill Napper, two veterans of the Kokoda Campaign. By exploring their accounts, students will gain a deeper understanding of their personal experiences and perspectives on significant events during this pivotal campaign in World War II. The worksheet includes evaluative questions regarding authorship, purpose, subject matter, and potential uses of this primary source for contemporary historians. This exercise ultimately serves to enhance comprehension of the Kokoda Campaign and its impact on Australian history.

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Experiences of the K okoda campaign

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  1. Experiences of the Kokoda campaign Oral history task

  2. Task • Go to http://www.kokodawalkway.com.au/fs-interviews.html • Listen to one of the oral histories of George Fetterplace and Bill Napper • Complete the worksheet by answering the questions as fully as possible • Research terms and ideas contained in the recordings to add additional information to your answers • If you have time repeat the task for the second protagonist • Submit the work at the end of the lesson

  3. Authorship: Who is the narrator? What was his involvement in the events described? Evaluate whether he had a particular point-of-view? • Purpose: Why is he talking? Who is the interviewer? What are the circumstances of the interview? Do popular beliefs about the Kokoda influence the interview? • Subject: What is the protagonist describing? What is the plot underlying the account? List three places or things the author mentions. Is there anything he avoids or omits?. • Conclusion: How might an historian living today use this source? Write a one paragraph summation of this material OR an evaluation of what it tells us about the Kokoda campaign..

  4. Authorship: Who is the narrator? What was his involvement in the events described? Evaluate whether he had a particular point-of-view? • Purpose: Why is he talking? Who is the interviewer? What are the circumstances of the interview? Do popular beliefs about the Kokoda influence the interview? • Subject: What is the protagonist describing? What is the plot underlying the account? List three places or things the author mentions. Is there anything he avoids or omits?. • Conclusion: How might an historian living today use this source? Write a one paragraph summation of this material OR an evaluation of what it tells us about the Kokoda campaign..

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