5H Literature - The Great War - War Poetry

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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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English Literature
WAR POETRY

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Goals
Learning outcome:
– To develop pupils’ ability to write and discuss poetry.
– To educate pupils’ about the First World War and discuss its wider impact.
– To develop vocabulary associated with war.


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Introduction to the War Period & War Poets
We will focus on these 5 poems:

The Soldier
In Flanders Fields
The Things that make a Soldier Great
Dulce et Decorum Est
A Working Party

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What are the main themes
of War Poetry?

Slide 5 - Mind map

Historical context - 1
The First World War  aka The Great War (1914-1918)
  • Trenches
  • Large-scale slaughter in Flanders and Northern France
  • Entire generation of young men wiped out
  • Britain lost place as one of dominant political + economic powers in the world
  • Great Depression (1930s)

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The War Poets 
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)

Established poet at beginning of war
Joined army in August 1914
Wounded twice
Published many poems on war experiences and feelings

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The War Poets 
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
  • Most talented of "Trench Poets"
  • Wounded in 1917; wrote most of his poems back in England
  • Went back to France in 1918; killed November 4
  • Poems published in 1920 - edited by Siegfried Sassoon
  • Created tragic vison of world at war, dominated by pain and suffering

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The War Poets 
Characterized by harsh realism; biting sarcasm

Main themes:  
  • incompetence of officers
  • ignorance of people
  • false picture of war
  • frustrations of soldiers

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The Soldier - Rupert Brooke
Go to page 13
Read the Poem
Analyse: What is the attitude / the tone of the poem?


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Compare and Contrast
Go to page 14 / 15
Read the Poems
'The things that make a soldier great' and
Dulce et Decorum est
Analyse: What are the differences between these two poems?


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Which year marked the end of the once mighty British Empire?
A
1914
B
1918
C
1939
D
1945

Slide 12 - Quiz

What is another name for the famous War Poets?
A
Trench Poets
B
French Poets
C
Trash Poets
D
Horror Poets

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What are the main themes
of War Poetry?

Slide 14 - Mind map

End of lesson
This was the last introduction to literature!



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