GCSE – First World War

	Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce et Decorum’ In this resource, students work with a cloze version of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce et Decorum’. Students are asked to look at the choices that Owen made in drafting and redrafting the poem, and consider what difference the choices made. The resource could be used as a whole class activity on a whiteboard, or by individual students at desktops. For full notes on how to use this poem in the classroom, see our teachers’ handbook.
	Design your own Propaganda Poster In this resource, students take on the role of a propaganda officer in the First World War. It opens with a discussion of propaganda during the First World War. Students then design their own propaganda poster and write a slogan for it. Students conclude by writing up a report on their poster for the ‘commanding officer’. The teachers who designed this resource have included their notes on using the poem in the classroom in our teachers’ handbook.
	The Grammar of World War 1 Propaganda Posters In this resource, students revise their knowledge of grammar through the context of First World War propaganda posters. Students look at posters and learn about their ‘visual grammar’ – how the image is constructed. They then revise their grammar knowledge by writing a description for each poster to describe its visual grammar. The teachers who designed this resource have included their notes on using the poem in the classroom in our teachers’ handbook.
	World War 1 Poetry Reader This tool allows students to read a poem as it appears on the screen one line at a time. It is designed to allow students to consider the poem carefully, thinking about how the poem works. The resource may be particularly useful for dyslexic students. Use the slider at the bottom of the screen to adjust the speed at which the poem displays.
	The Bombardment of Reims in 1914-1918, shown through propaganda postcards A collection of postcards showing Reims after the First World War. These could be used in the classroom to give some idea of the impact of the First World War on France.
	May Wedderburn Cannan, poet and MI5 employee, recalls the First World War Extracts from the autobiography of May Wedderburn Cannan, a poet and MI5 employee during the First World War. These can be used in class to give a very different view of the war, particularly for women. Cannan shows the life-style that young women had during the war and immediately after it. Cannan also recalls how people thought of poets like Sassoon and Owen during the war.