WW1 L9 - What Was Life Like in the Trenches?

This lesson contains:

• A starter to discuss some images and what they might tell us about living in the trenches.

• Two YouTube videos to show what it might have been like.

• A research activity using the double-page sources provided to investigate what conditions were like and extract info to complete their worksheet to categorise the information (e.g. rats, disease, trench foot etc).

• An opportunity to judge and write about the worst part of being in the trenches.

• A plenary to write a short letter home to complain about conditions in the trenches. 

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation

• 2 x Powerpoint Files