1. Warm-up #1
Do you think that it is your duty to serve in the military if our nation were to go to war? Why or why not?

2. The Great War
World War I in 1 Word

3. Essential Questions
How the Industrial Revolution changed warfare forever
How does popular culture reflect peoples views on war?

4. Weapons of WW1

5. New Media

6. In Flanders Field pg. 30 By John McCrae
Requiem: Mass or religious service for the dead
Vocabulary
Poppies: Flowers
Larks: Birds
Quarrel: Fight

8. In Flanders Field Discussion Questions
1. What is the tone of the poem? (sad? happy? sarcastic?)
2. What does he mean by “The torch: be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die.”
3. What message does this poem send to readers about war?

9. Dolce Et Decorum Est pg. 31 By Wilfred Owen
Died in battle one week before Armistice Day
Written in a letter home, then published after his death
“Dolce et decorum est pro patria mori”
Line from Roman Poet Homer
Latin, means: It is sweet and proper to die for one’s country
Vocabulary
Five-Nines: Artillery shells used to drop mustard gas
Lime: (Quicklime) Chemical that burns skin
Cud: Food that had been swallowed and regurgitated to be chewed again

10. Dolce Et Decorum Est Discussion Questions
List some places where Owen uses imagery?
List some of the strong adjectives that Owen uses?
What is the tone/mood of this poem?
What message does this poem send to the reader about war?

11. Toby Keith “American Soldier?
What phrases stick out/show a perspective of war?

12. Rise Against “Hero of War”
What phrases stick out/show a perspective of war?

13. WWI Poems Journal “It is sweet and proper to die for one’s country.”
What do you think about this quote? Include any reactions to the poems and songs from class.
(1/2 page)
- We will discuss
Journals next class