Lesson 2
You will learn about what life and battle was like for soldiers in the Trenches. You will learn about how these soldiers were remembered through poetry.
Go through these sections and try to pull out main ideas that coincide with the focuses of the lesson.
1.Soldiers Packing for Battle |
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2. Soldiers in the Trenches of War
Trench warfare was incredibly brutal on soldiers.
3. Remembering their Sacrifice |
Please either read, listen to, or listen and read along to the following poem.
As you do this activity focus on what the poem is saying about World War I and the soldiers who fought in it. Then please follow along with the graphic organizer as I model in the following video how to analyze a poem using In Flanders Field as an example. |
In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, May 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. |
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