WW1 L10 - Why Was Censorship Used in WW1?

This lesson contains:
A starter which recaps previous knowledge about trenches, but if you haven't covered it, there is also a starter to consider what a Field Service Post Card was and its purpose.
A worksheet which is completed as the students work through the different activities.
A consideration about why soldiers wrote home.
A summary of the Defense of the Realm Act and its purpose. Defining censorship and its purpose.
A video from YouTube to illustrate the things that were cut out of letters as part of censorship, and students discuss this.
A guided reading to analyse why censorship was used.
An opportunity for the students to analyse a sample letter and censor it themselves based on what they have learned.
A plenary to assess whether we can trust everything written in the letters.
 
Attachments:
1 x Powerpoint Presentation
1 x Publisher File