GCSE WW1 Medicine L2 - Trench Warfare

This lesson contains:
A starter about the Somme and to summarise the viewpoint of a person who was there are the time.
A teacher-led overview of trenches, what they were and what they looked like. There is a consolidation discussion to decide what they can see going on in a typical trench and what questions they would ask.
A comprehension gap fill task based on the knowledge they just gained about trenches.
A task to watch a video about trenches and to label their own cross-section. They then use the information on the board to label the design of the trenches, including the front, support and reserve trenches etc.
An opportunity to teach how to do the 'follow up' question and then to practice it.
An optional extension to watch a YouTube video and argue why trenches were so neccesary based on the new weapons of war.
 
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