Life as a solider in WW1L.O: to be able to comment on historical context

Q: What would your attitude to war have been if you had experienced life as a soldier in WW1?

Do Now 1. Create a mind map of

words you think would describe life as a solider.

Ext: Rank the words in order of importance.

Understanding key words

What does ‘historical context’ mean?

I can comment on historical context...

Band 3I make relevant comments about the context ofthe text. Band 4I consistently comment on context and usequotation to support this. Band 5 I explore different interpretations of context;showing wider reading.

Step 1: Your progressLook at the LO. How much do you think you

know already?

1: Learn some basic facts about the war

2: Think about the reasons soldiers fought

3: Learn about the realities of life as a soldier

Life as a solider in WW1L.O: to be able to comment on historical contextQ: What would your attitude to war have been if you had experienced life as a soldier in WW1?

ExpertI know nothing!

World War I

World War I: Quick Facts• Before Hitler’s Nazi regime.• 1914-1918.• Britain & France V Germany & Austria-Hungary.• Fighting over power to rule Europe. • 65 million soldiers fought in the war. • More than 9 million soldiers were killed. • Trench warfare.• First use of chemical weapons – mustard gas.• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/

mwh/ir1/causes_war1act.shtml

Summarise!Write down THREE reasons for

WW1

Feeling more confident?

1: Learn some basic facts about the war

2: Think about the reasons soldiers fought

3: Learn about the realities of life as a soldier

Life as a solider in WW1L.O: to be able to comment on historical contextQ: What would your attitude to war have been if you had experienced life as a soldier in WW1?

ExpertI know nothing!

1. Cut out the nine ideas about why soldiers agree to fight in wars

Most important here 2. Arrange the points into a diamond, according to which you think are the most important/ influential.Least important here

Feedback

• Which were the three most important factors?

• And which did you think were the least important?

Now let’s have a look at the famous film, Saving Private Ryan…

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3sypTxhFGw

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Cog9Zk3J4

Look back at your diamond. Have your ideas changed?

Lots of soldiers say that they originally signed up for war because of national pride, patriotism, or because they thought it was an important cause.

Videos and diaries from the trenches, however, show that – once on the front line – soldiers were often driven by a mixture of fear, adrenaline, and loyalty to their fellow soldiers.

Step 1: Glue your final diamond into your books

Step 2: Justify your top and bottom choices

I think that the most important factor was _____ because….

However, I don’t think ___________ was very important, because…

Feeling more confident?

1: Learn some basic facts about the war

2: Think about the reasons soldiers fought

3: Learn about the realities of life as a soldier

Life as a solider in WW1L.O: to be able to comment on historical contextQ: What would your attitude to war have been if you had experienced life as a soldier in WW1?

ExpertI know nothing!

Questions

• List five sights and smells that a soldier would have been faced with in the trenches

• Why were soldiers prone to catching ‘Trench Foot’, and what were the symptoms?

• Why did soldiers sometimes try to hurt themselves in the trenches?

• How do you think trench life would have affected soldiers’ opinion of the war?

EasiestMedium

High-ability

Plenary

At the bottom of your worksheet:• Write down two experiences a soldier would

have had whilst fighting in WW1. (i.e. living in a trench).

• Explain in one sentence what you think a WW1 soldier would think about war.

L.O: to be able to comment on historical context

Did you meet the Learning Objective?

2: Think about the reasons soldiers fought

1: Learn some basic facts about the war

3: Learn about the realities of life as a soldier

Life as a solider in WW1L.O: to be able to comment on historical contextQ: What would your attitude to war have been if you had experienced life as a soldier in WW1?

ExpertI know nothing!

Teachers – for printing

Believe in the

reasons for war

For the feeling of

victory

Proud to fight for

your country

Want to kill/ defeat the enemy

To make your

family proud

Don’t want to

be seen as a ‘coward’

Good wages/

job security

Don’t want to let your team

down

Too scared

to say noRea

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