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World War I

The aim of this lesson is to assess the reasons why air power became an increasingly important part of warfare in the First World War.

As each side became more aware of the potential of reconnaissance, observation and bombing raids, they quickly built and developed their planes.

However the sudden need to shoot down these aircraft quickly gave rise to dog fights and flying aces. Therefore the enquiry question of how frightening was the First World War’ is quite apt here.

Students have decide how the planes were used using photographic evidence and then categorise information under the following headings: reconnaissance, fighting, bombing cities or attacking trenches.

Much of the excellent video footage uses links to the documentaries posted by Dan Snow on the BBC.

The first half of the lesson concludes by questioning the early effectiveness of air power.

The second part of the lesson analyses the fighting prowess of a flying ace from Kent, Jimmy McCudden.

Having scrutinised his life and achievements, students have to judge how frightening his daring exploits were before deciding if he deserves more recognition for his gallantry other than an inscription on a gravestone and on a war memorial. They can also create their create their own war memorial or obituary of his life.

This lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout the lesson and this unit of study to show the progress of learning.

The resource includes retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching strategies and differentiated materials, and comes in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.

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With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a set of resources for ‘the challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day’ which focus on the First World War and the Peace Settlement. The aims of this bundle are to know and understand how frightening World War 1 was from its inception with the alliance system and the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand to the battlefields on the Western Front and how industrialisation changed the fighting into a static war of attrition. I have created , readapted and used these lessons to challenge and engage students, but also to show how much fun learning about this part of history really is. Students will learn and understand key historical skills throughout such as the continuity and change in the recruitment of men for Kitchener’s army, the causes of the war and the consequences which followed, the similarities and differences of the weapons used on the battlefields, the significance of women on the Home Front and Empire soldiers in the trenches and interpretations about whether it is fair to call Field Marshall Haig as the ‘Butcher of the Somme.’ Each lesson comes with retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching and learning strategies and are linked to the latest historical interpretations and debate from the BBC and other sources. The lessons are fully adaptable and can be changed to suit. The 14 lessons are broken down into the following: L1 The long term causes of WWI L2 The short term causes of WWI L3 Recruitment in WWI L4 Why build trenches? L5 Was life in the trenches all bad? L6 Is it fair to call Haig ‘the Butcher of the Somme’? L7 Cowardice in WWI L8 War in the Air L9 Weapons of WWI L10 The role of women in WWI L11 Conscientious Objectors L12 The end of WWI and the Armistice L13 The Treaty of Versailles L14 Empire Soldiers Key Word Literacy Display included All the resources come in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. The lessons also include differentiated materials and suggested teaching strategies.

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