A video on the Great War places students on the front line, in trench warfare. Through a short video clip, they analyze life in the trenches as the struggle for daily survival becomes the norm. 

Concepts

trench warfare, trenches, world war i

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Create questions for class to answer during viewing of the video 
• Place photos of WWI soldiers in trenches around the room for reference and discussion

Classroom Considerations

• Video clip lasts 10 minutes; place in lesson accordingly 
• The second lesson of a 32-part series on
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Audio and visual learners benefit from the Youtube clip
• Video can be used as a preview or review of trench warfare at teacher discretion  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3