PPT-Life in the Trenches

Mud Mud affected every aspect of a soldiers life what they ate what they drank how they breathed what they wore how they walked their health Source 1 Mud enveloped men of the front line As a farm labourer at Akenfield Davie was man used to hardship but he was in no doubt about the importance of mud Did you kill men Davie I got several What was the worst Davie Why the wet of course Where rain met bare earth or shelled earth it spawned feet of mud Boyd Orr reckoned that forty Englishmen a night were drowned in it Nicholson on the Somme saw a man stuck fast for sixtyfive hours with two men pulling on ropes finally freeing him though with his clothing sucked down by the mud . **Take five minutes to write down two ideas/reactions you have about this quote**. What do you think it means?. What does it mean to be destroyed by the war? . World War 1: War in the Trenches . “All Quiet on the Western Front” . Sassoon. 1886 - 1967. SUICIDE IN THE TRENCHES. I . knew a simple soldier boy . Who grinned at life in empty joy, . Slept soundly through the lonesome dark, . And whistled early with the lark. . In . winter trenches, cowed and glum, . Objectives: I can identify and correct run-ons and fragments. I can define vocabulary words for a short story. . Key Terms. :. 1. Game. 2. Yacht. 3. cliffs. 4. Chateau. 5. Gargoyle. 6. Cossack. 7. Ennui. the Trenches?. Construction and Design of Trenches. Early . trenches were little more than . foxholes.  or ditches, intended to provide a measure of protection during short battles. .. As the stalemate continued, however, it became obvious that a more elaborate system was needed. The first major trench lines were completed in November 1914. By the end of that year, they stretched 475 miles, starting at the North Sea, running through Belgium and northern France, and ending in the Swiss frontier.. By Erich Maria Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front. The novel is fictional, but it is based upon Remarque’s personal experiences during the war.. It was first published in 1929. More than one million copies were sold, and it was translated into twenty-three languages.. 1914-1918.. LIFE AND DEATH . IN THE TRENCHES.. “Living and fighting in the trenches was a terrible and terrifying experience for all the soldiers involved” . What . evidence is there. for and against this statement?. BY: . SANJAE, ANGELA, LAURA, AND ELIZABETH. TRENCH CONSTRUCTION. The first trenches in World War 1 were created by the Germans after the Battle of the Marne in September 1914. . The trenches provided . Take a . copy of the reading . in your folder and read over the excerpts from Brookes diary. After completing the reading, in your warm-up section, describe the experiences of Bernard Joseph Brookes in your own words. Trench Warfare: . type of fighting during WWI in which both sides dug trenches (channels) protected by mines and barbed wire. British trench, France, July 1916…. This was taken during the Battle of Somme. The Tank. 1. st. use: WW1. Combat barbed wire. “Little Willie” – 3 crewmen, 3 mph. More modern tank – 10 crewmen, 4 mph. (Revolving Turret). During the Video: . Write one weakness you see of the tank. Causes of Unrest in Europe (WWI)- “MANIA”. M. ilitarism- building up of “armed” strength . Causes of Unrest in Europe (WWI)- “MANIA”. M. ilitarism. A. lliances- agreements between nations to protect each other. Turn in:. . Nothing. Take out :. . Previous notes. Note-taking devices. T. oday’s Learning Objectives:. I can explain how technology and trench warfare impacted combatants as The Great European War began.. What was . the Western Front?. The Western Front. . The two main fronts:. . On your coloured and labeled map of the alliances in your workbook, mark the Western front and the Eastern front. . Schlieffen Plan. Moran. SWBAT:. . analyze different dangers of living in the trenches during WWI by answering questions based on notes, pictures, video clips, and readings from the textbook.. Trenches. Trenches were deep and narrow areas of dug out ground, often stretching for miles that troops used to fight in and defend from the .