1. What observations can you make from this 1915 painting?
LO: To add knowledge of World War I to prepare for the Controlled Assessment
World War I
Activity 1 – Engage:
Self Starter
What observations can you make from this 1915 painting?
The Second Battle of Ypres by William Barnes Wollen

2. World War I Activity 2 – Explore:
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World War I
Activity 2 – Explore:
Write four sentences about how this 1915 painting makes you feel? Imagine if you
or your family were fighting in this image.

3. World War I Reflect: What have we learnt so far? SMSC: Conditions
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World War I
Reflect:
Key vocabulary:
Conditions
No man’s land
Casualties
Censorship
What have we learnt so far?
SMSC:
Cultural –
It is our history.
Moral –
How do you feel?
Which part of British Values does WWI represent?

4. Making progress in history today: Stretch and Challenge:
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World War I
Making progress in history today:
General Haig
Stretch and Challenge:
I can evaluate the importance of the data concerning The Great War
High Challenge:
I can use hierarchy to explain the importance of The Great War
Enlisted Men
Medium Challenge:
I can describe the historical importance of The Great War
Conchies

5. World War I Activity 3 -Transform: Trench Warfare
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World War I
Activity 3 -Transform:
Trench Warfare
To protect themselves from enemy machine guns, rifle fire and snipers troops on both sides began to dig net works of deep trenches for protection. Eventually the trenches stretched for over 640k, from Switzerland to the English Channel.

6. World War I Trench conditions Propaganda trench conditions
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World War I
Trench conditions
Propaganda trench conditions
Actual trench conditions

7. LO: To add knowledge of World War I to prepare for the Controlled Assessment
Despite the loss of millions of lives the Western front moved no more than a few miles. This was called a stalemate.
In 1914 Lord Kitchener summed up the stalemate when he said; ‘I don’t know what is to be done… but this is not war!’

8. Activity 4 - Consolidate:
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World War I
Activity 4 - Consolidate:
Study the photocopy 2.3B Fighting in the War and discuss in pairs, then answer the four questions individually.
Artillery were huge, heavy guns that fire shells (bombs) up to 21 kilometres. In ,000 shells (some 6ft long) were shot every month. On exploding the shrapnel would cut the enemy in the trenches to pieces. The noise also caused shell-shock.
The first ever major gas attack was on 22/4/1915.
French soldiers fled the gas released by Germany, creating a 6k gap in the lines. Chlorine gas caused suffocation while Mustard gas rotted soldiers bodies.

9. Research and produce notes on Trench warfare during WWI.
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World War I
Homework Reminder:
Research and produce notes on Trench warfare during WWI.
Due in 1 week

10. World War I Activity 5 - Reflect:
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World War I
Activity 5 - Reflect:
1 Write one thing you have learnt this lesson.
2 What could you do to improve your progress?