WW1 L5 - What Was the Schlieffen Plan?

This lesson contains:

• A starter activity to consider how the Germans might wage war on Europe, given certain criteria, and the students plan the attack, leading nicely to the lesson.

• An overview of the Schlieffen Plan and what it intended, followed by a video from YouTube explaining how the plan worked. The students complete a summary of the plan on their worksheets.

• An extension task to define certain key words.

• A description of the events of the plan and an activity for students to do a guided reading on why it failed. They make notes on the mind map provided on the worksheet.

• An opportunity to study a useful cartoon source from the time.

• A task to consider who was to blame for the war breaking out. Student proportion blame for each country, justifying it as they go.

• A plenary to consider the 'scrap of paper' quote.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation

• 1 x Publisher File

• 1 x Word File