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Writing a letter as a soldier in the trenches of World War One

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I can write a letter which recounts an imagined experience from the trenches of World War One, using Wilfred Owen’s 1917 letter to his mother as stimulus.

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The date, address and greeting are important features of letters. A recount could balance precise facts with atmospheric details. A letter concludes with a sign off which could signal your relationship with the person the letter is to.

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