WW1

__**The First World War**__

__**Browse downloadable assessment guides, worksheets etc for this topic**__

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__**Citation machine for Bibliographies**__

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__**Introduction**__

This wonderful slideshow, accompanied by music by Welsh band 'The Stereophonics' is the first thing we look at in class: what questions does it inspire about WW1 and War in general?: [|WW1 slideshow]

Wikipedia Article on WW1 (PDF format):

__**WW1 Causes of WW1**__

[| www.activehistory.co.uk] contains an excellent decision making game 'you are the Kaiser'. You have to login: ask your teacher for the login details

Key words game to test your knowledge! [|causes of ww1.swf]

The BBC history site contains a wealth of information. Of particular use for the Schlieffen Plan is this flash animation of the beginning and course of the war: [|The Western Front Animation]

__**WW1 - Trench warfare**__

Is our Tommy making sense? Summary sheet for use with sources exercise done in class, download your own copy here!

Trench Warfare Game. In this game you play the part of a Canadian soldier on the western front, can you make the correct decisions and live through the 'Great War'? http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/overtop/index_e.html - there is audio so use your headphones if you are in class!

[|Questions for canadian trenches website.doc] - Download this sheet and answer the questions whilst doing the website activity above.

[|BBC site, outstanding for information, pictures of trenches, interactive stuff etc]

Youtube video showing a model of a trench: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9zP2Cl8Ifw

Images from the Battle of the Somme: http://www.cwgc.org/somme/imagelibrary/imagebrowser_front.asp

Information on day to day life in the trenches: http://www.germannotes.com/hist_ww1_trenches_life.shtml

BBC game on WW1 tactics & weapons: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/games.shtml

Be a general, an interactive decision making game: http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/westernfront/Western%20Front%20Sim.htm


 * __Battle of the Somme useful weblinks and assessment guide__**



Check list for your video script:

General written summary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/battle_somme.shtml

BBC animated map of the Somme and description: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_ani_somme_map.shtml

Detailed written summary including primary sources: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWsomme.htm

Newpaper report from the time (careful with this one!): http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/mirror04_01.shtml

Written summary with sources: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/somme.htm

Intepretations, different ways of looking at the Battle: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/wfront3_01.shtml

Information on General Haig, Commander and Chief of the British forces at The Somme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/wfront3_01.shtml

Commonwealth War Graves Commission: http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14

Battle of the Somme Cemetery list: http://www.somme-1916.com/cemeteries.htm

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 * __Guidance on how to produce your trench video diary__**

PowerPoint guide to drafting your trench diary:

How to compress the movie using a MacBook. Download here if you can't see the video below, [|guide to compress imovie.mov] media type="custom" key="307237"


 * __Christmas Truce research links__**

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The Wikipedia article on this is pretty good, but you need to be able to find it! http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/xmas.htm http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm There is a BBC News story on the christmas truce: you expert students will have to find a way of getting to it though! http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/christmastruce.htm http://www.christmastruce.co.uk/ http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/061.html http://www.worldwar1.com/heritage/xmast.htm