Historical Interpretations of the Battle of the Somme

Explore various historical interpretations of the Battle of the Somme and analyze why different perspectives have been constructed. Delve into the complexities of understanding events from the past through literary works and firsthand accounts.

• History
• Battle of the Somme
• Interpretations
• Trench Warfare
• Historical Analysis

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1. Finish your P.E.E paragraph on whether or not your think Haig was the Butcher of the Somme

2. 15 September 2024 Interpretations of the Trenches Challenge: Analyse and explain a range of historical interpretations LO2: Explain why different interpretations of the Trenches have been constructed. LO1: Describe an interpretation of the Trenches. Prior Knowledge: What happened at the Battle of the Somme?

3. What is an interpretation? a conscious reflection of the past and not the ideas and attitudes of participants in past events McAleavy 93 how people in later times have reconstructed and presented the past. Byrom, Counsell, Riley 2004

4. Interpretation 1 Lord of the Rings - Tolkien Answer the questions on your worksheet as you watch the clips so that you can describe and explain the interpretation Describe this interpretation of the trenches Why has this interpretation been constructed?

5. The Rear-Guard BY SIEGFRIED SASSOON God blast your neck! (For days he d had no sleep.) Get up and guide me through this stinking place. (Hindenburg Line, April 1917) Groping along the tunnel, step by step, Savage, he kicked a soft, unanswering heap, He winked his prying torch with patching glare And flashed his beam across the livid face From side to side, and sniffed the unwholesome air. Terribly glaring up, whose eyes yet wore Agony dying hard of ten days before; Tins, boxes, bottles, shapes and too vague to know; And fists of fingers clutched a blackening wound. A mirror smashed, the mattress from a bed; And he, exploring fifty feet below Alone he staggered on until he found The rosy gloom of battle overhead. Dawn's ghost that filtered down a shafted stair To the dazed, muttering creatures underground Tripping, he grabbed the wall; saw someone lie Who hear the boom of shells in muffled sound. Humped at his feet, half-hidden by a rug. At last, with sweat and horror in his hair, And stooped to give the sleeper s arm a tug. He climbed through darkness to the twilight air, I m looking for headquarters. No reply. Unloading hell behind him step by step.

6. Interpretation 2 Lord of the Rings - Tolkien Answer the questions on your worksheet as you watch the clips so that you can describe and explain the interpretation Describe this interpretation of the trenches Why has this interpretation been constructed?

7. Task In groups, you will be given an Interpretation on the Trenches You will also be given a specific role within your group You have 10 minutes to complete your given task

8. Task In your groups, you have been given an Interpretation on the Trenches You have 10 minutes to complete your given task (see below) Jobs Group 1 I Have a Rendezvous with Death Group Leader Content what does it say & what can you infer? Author type of source, who wrote it & why? Period what knowledge do you have that supports this source? What knowledge do you have that contest this source? Group 2 On Somme Group 3 Dawn on the Somme Group 4 The Night Patrol Group 5 In Dulce Et Decorum Est

9. 15 September 2024 Interpretations of the Trenches Challenge: Analyse and explain a range of historical interpretations LO2: Explain why different interpretations of the Trenches have been constructed. LO1: Describe an interpretation of the Trenches. Prior Knowledge: What happened at the Battle of the Somme?

10. Which is the best Interpretation of the Trenches? The best Interpretation of the trenches is Interpretation __ Interpretation __ suggests that This can be seen by [pick a supporting word/ phrase]. Interpretation __ may have been made because I think this because [support with contextual knowledge of author] CH: It is better than Interpretation __ which suggests that , because

11. 15 September 2024 Interpretations of the Trenches Challenge: Analyse and explain a range of historical interpretations LO2: Explain why different interpretations of the Trenches have been constructed. LO1: Describe an interpretation of the Trenches. Prior Knowledge: What happened at the Battle of the Somme?

12. Tolkien is very clear that the Fellowship is Good and the Orcs are Evil. This shows that killing the Orcs en-masse is justified.

13. Is Good and Evil that Black & White?

14. Is violence ever justified?

15. Interpretation 1 1. Describe the Orcs. 2. Who do the Orcs represent? 3. What do the Orcs represent? 4. Describe the landscape of Mordor. 5. What do you think Mordor represents and why?

16. Interpretation 7 Blackadder Goes Forth Describe this interpretation of the trenches Why has this interpretation been constructed?