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Teaching the Great War
Lesson 4 : Joining Up
19th September 2000
At the beginning of the lesson pupils discussed the homework that had been set
(The political cartoon of little boy Belgium and big old man Germany)
Pupils watched a video clip describing the
Retreat from Mons
, the
Battle of the Marne
and the so-called
Race to the Sea
A map of the Western Front was given out and key names highlighted
CLICK HERE to view the Western Front map
There was a short class discussion followed by a BBC video extract called
'Recruitment'
Case studies of 4 civilians who had joined up were examined by pupils
The information for this exercise was collected at the
Great War
Encyclopedia
from
Spartacus
Educational
CLEMENT ATTLEE
GEORGE COPPARD
KINGSLET MARTIN
WILLIAM BROOKS
The pupil exercise involved comparing and contrasting information about these men and their reasons for joining up
Homework
Pupils watched a very short video clip on the White Feather movement and were given homework based upon poster questions from the
BBC Bitesize website
Use Source A and your own knowledge to explain why the Government produced recruiting posters.
