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The Great War: how did the Great War affect local people and their communities?

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Why this, why now

In this unit, pupils learn about the Great War and how it is commemorated. By looking at several specific local studies, pupils gain knowledge of how this war affected local people and their communities. This unit can be adapted to suit pupils' local contexts.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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The Great War: how did the Great War affect local people and their communities?

In this unit, pupils learn about the Great War and how it is commemorated. By looking at several specific local studies, pupils gain knowledge of how this war affected local people and their communities. This unit can be adapted to suit pupils' local contexts.

6 lessons
  1. Trench warfare on the Western Front
  2. Captain Noel Chavasse
  3. Remembering those who gave their lives in WWI
  4. Local communities and the Great War
  5. The Great War
  6. The Home Front in WWI