WW1 L7 - Were the 'Conchies' Cowards?

This lesson contains:
A starter to consider the lyrics of a song and whatit shows about the person's feelings of war.
A background into who the conchies were and an exercise to consider why they disliked war.
An overview of conscription and the need for more troops, while there were exemptions allowed and how they could be achieved.
A consideration of what happens to those who get their exemptions denied, and a consolidation exercise to bring it all together.
An activity to read 6 short case studies, real examples, and to assess their exemption case. Students decide the verdict, then find out what really happened afterwards.
A final judgement of whether conchies were misunderstood or cowards.
 
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