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L.O: identify key features of a typical trench, identify some of the conditions in the trenches AND explain what daily life in the trenches was like Starter: Yes/No Who am I

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

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Parapet Barbed Wire Ammunition Ledge Fire Step Dug Out Duckboards Sandbags

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In groups you will be given one information sheet that is about one piece of the jigsaw. In your group 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 10 minutes, so you need to be quick and get as much information onto your poster as possible.

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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. The rest of you will be the walkers and will walk around the class, going to the other market stalls and looking at others posters and completing notes on the other 5 subjects. You have 15 minutes and 5 market stalls to visit so spend no more than 3 minutes at each market stall.

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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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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?

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