The battlefronts - The Western Front

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Activity 1.

Discussion of why Australia became involved in WW1.

 

Activity 2.

Students to view the you tube clip on The Battle of the Somme

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Read a famous novel -  'All Quiet On The Western Front'  

 

Summary of the novel :

The novel is written as a record of several schoolmates who represent a generation destroyed by the dehumanisation of World War I's trench warfare. All Quiet on the Western Front tells of their enlistment in the army at the urging of their teacher, Kantorek, whose wisdom they trusted. Paul Bäumer, a sensitive teenager narrates the story and is the typical young infantryman whose youth is snatched away by the brutality of war.

 

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Activity 1 view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tv5gBa9DQs

The Battle of the Somme

 

Class discussion  - Why did Australia became involved in WW1? 

Students view the you tube clip of The Battle of the Somme (above)

Note-taking : the teacher will pause the clip so you may take notes.

 

Overall -

The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was one of the largest battles of the First World War. Fought between July 1 and November 1, 1918 near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history. On the first day alone, the British suffered more than 57,000 casualties, and by the end of the campaign the Allies and Central Powers would lose more than 1.5 million men.

 

Activity 2

Seperate in groups research tasks-

Group 1 research Warfare and weapons of World War I - research this. Did this include tanks and machine guns? Explain the term 'No Man's Land'.

Group 2

Research the terms 'trench warfare' and 'mustard gas'.

From your understanding of trench warfare, if young men weren't killed by enemy fire, what other problems could weaken them?  

Group 3

What is meant by the term allies?

Write this word in a sentance to show you know what means.

What does the Battle of the Somme show us about the nature of war? 

 

Activity 3 

Students will present their findings/research to the class in the form of a powerpoint presentation. 

 

 

HOME LEARNING - Have you had time to read the extract from the novel All Quiet On The Western Front?

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