WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LEARN

ABOUT TODAY?

BY THE END OF THE LESSON ALL...

MUST- identify key features of a typical

trench

SHOULD- identify some of the conditions in

the trenches

COULD- explain what daily life in the

trenches was like

WHAT IS TRENCH WARFARE?

Trench warfare is a type of fighting during World
War I in which both sides dug trenches
protected by mines and barbed wire.

LABEL THE DIAGRAM

Parapet
Barbed Wire
Ammunition Ledge
Fire Step

Dug Out
Duckboards
Sandbags

WHAT WAS LIFE IN THE TRENCHES LIKE?

JIGSAW POSTER
In pairs you will be given one information
sheet that is about one piece of the
jigsaw.
In your pair design a poster containing all
the information on the sheet using as
many pictures, numbers and symbols as
you want BUT only 5 written words!
Your information sheet will be taken off
you after 5 minutes, so you need to be
quick and get as much information onto
your poster as possible.

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MARKET STALL
You are now going to use your poster to
set up a market stall.
One of you will be the talker and will
stay at your market stall to explain
your poster to other pupils.
One of you will be the walker and will
walk around the class, going to the other
market stalls and looking at others
posters and completing your jigsaw
worksheet.
You have 10 minutes and 5 market
stalls to visit so spend no more than 2
minutes at each market stall.

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PEER TEACHING
Now that you have gathered all your
information about life in the
trenches, you need to teach the
talker in your pair about what you
have learned from each of the
market stalls.
Make sure that you use the notes you
have made, and help them to fill in
their worksheet.
DONT just copy you need to
explain!

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WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO FIGHT IN THE

TRENCHES?
Think about what you have already learnt about
what life was like in the trenches.
Close your eyes and listen to the sound track.
What can you hear?
How would this make you feel?

WHAT WAS TRENCH LIFE LIKE?

No Mans Land, Barbed wire, Mud, Machine Gun, Lice, Rats, Smell,
Gas, Rifle, Rations, Bombing, Trench foot

You are a British soldier

fighting in the trenches.
Write a letter home telling
your family or friends all
about what life is like for
you.
How are you feeling?
What do you miss about
home?
What might you ask them
to send you?

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HOW MANY OF US CAN...?

MUST- identify key features of a typical

trench

SHOULD- identify some of the conditions in

the trenches

COULD- explain what daily life in the

trenches was like