'The One Day of the Year' — Lesson 02: Anzac Day and the Cook Family

This individual lesson is part of the Lesson Ready unit on Alan Seymour's The One Day of the Year.

Lesson 02 explores the historical and personal significance of Anzac Day in Alan Seymour’s The One Day of the Year. Students connect wartime experiences and commemorative traditions with the contrasting perspectives of Alf, Hughie and Wacka, before analysing how Seymour uses sound, lighting and action in the dawn scene.

Includes:

• Editable PowerPoint lesson slideshow;
• Editable student worksheet; and
• Detailed sample answers.

The play is not included. This is a digital product supplied as a downloadable ZIP file. Available with an Individual Teacher Licence or English/EAL Faculty Licence — One Campus.