Study this letter from the trenches. What can we learn about life in the trenches from it? Why have some words been blacked out? How useful are letters

Study this letter from the trenches. What can we learn about life in the trenches from it? Why have some words been blacked out?

How useful are letters as historical sources?

starter activity

What was life What was life really like in the really like in the

trenches?trenches?To research & evaluate To research & evaluate

different sources on trench different sources on trench warfarewarfare

To write a letter home from To write a letter home from the trenchesthe trenches

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Key words: censorship fatigues dugouts stand to DORA

Ask Corporal Higgins any questions you may have about life in the trenches. Use the prompts below to help you:RationsKitDaily routinesWarfare

You may have other questions you wish to ask him

Study this cross-section and Study this cross-section and the sheet provided for 2 mins.the sheet provided for 2 mins.

What can you remember?What can you remember?

Your taskYour task

Around the room you will find different Around the room you will find different types of sources material. You have 3 mins types of sources material. You have 3 mins to investigate each source and record your to investigate each source and record your findings, before you move on in a findings, before you move on in a clockwise direction to the next work clockwise direction to the next work station.station.

Which source was the most useful?Which source was the most useful?

Your taskYour task Visit the study history website and complete Visit the study history website and complete

the trench warfare web quest task.the trench warfare web quest task. Imagine you are a soldier in the trenches. Imagine you are a soldier in the trenches.

Write a letter home to a loved one (1 side A4) Write a letter home to a loved one (1 side A4) describing conditions in the trenches as describing conditions in the trenches as vividly as you can. vividly as you can. Structure & design of the trenchesStructure & design of the trenches FoodFood Clothing & equipmentClothing & equipment Health & living conditionsHealth & living conditions

Use the evidence from today and web links on Studyhistory to develop your writing and provide as much technical vocabulary as possible

Success criteriaSuccess criteria

Satisfactory Satisfactory letterletter

Good letterGood letter OutstandingOutstanding

Mentions Mentions some not all some not all of the of the following: following: daily work, daily work, health, food, health, food, living living conditionsconditions

Mentions all Mentions all of the key of the key categories, categories, but some in but some in more detail more detail than othersthan others

Mentions all Mentions all four factors, four factors, but also but also draws on draws on other other evidence, e.g. evidence, e.g. from the from the video clip. video clip. Writes in the Writes in the appropriate appropriate register.register.

Follow-up taskFollow-up task

Email your letter to a partner, who is Email your letter to a partner, who is a a censorcensor for the British government. for the British government. Highlight in blue any information Highlight in blue any information you would not allow to be sent. This you would not allow to be sent. This was called ‘was called ‘blue pencilling’ blue pencilling’ Insert Insert a comment box explaining why you a comment box explaining why you have blue-pencilled certain sections.have blue-pencilled certain sections.





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Study this letter from the trenches. What can we learn about life in the trenches from it? Why have some words been blacked out? How useful are letters