Unit 8
Learning Objective
To know and understand what life was
like for the average British soldier in the First World War
Success Criteria
A: to know and understand the structure of the British Army and the strengths and weaknesses of various weapons and to evaluate their impacts on the normal life of the average Tommy B: to know and understand the structure of the British Army and the strengths and weaknesses of various weapons and to be able to analyse the effectiveness of both
C: to know and understand the structure of the British Army and the strengths and weaknesses of various weapons
Starter
You have a card sort on your desks to
complete in pairs
For the extension, sort the countries as to whether or not they fought with or against Britain
Background
The British Army went into war in four
distinct phases
Pair Work
Using Source B on page 122, construct
a diagram showing the structure of the British Army
Company - Major/Captain
Platoon - Lieutenant
Pair Work 2
Use Sources
C,D,E&F and the information on the pages to complete the following table
Weapon
Lee Enfield Vickers Machine Gun
Strengths
Weaknesses
Lewis Gun
Stokes Mortar
Well?
Plenary
What have you learned so far that you
didnt know at the start of the lesson?
Individual Work
Using the information on pages 126 and
127 answer the following question
Extension
Which of the sources that we will look at
today is the most useful for telling us about life in the army?
Alphabet Facts
You will have four minutes to write as many facts you have learned about the topic studied today
Each one should start with a different letter of the alphabet How many will you get?
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