Discovering the Past: Britain and the Great War
John Murray (Publisher)
Published on 8. April 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-7195-5152-9 (ISBN)
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Description
This teacher's evaluation pack is part of a history unit designed to suit pupils of all abilities who are investigating the powerful events of the Great War. It embraces all strands of the Attainment Targets of the National Curriculum in Key Stage 3 - particularly Years 8 and 9 (ages 12 and 13). The teacher's evaluation pack comprises guidance on National Curriculum Attainment Targets and assessment for teachers, photocopiable worksheets for homework and to support exercises in the pupil's book, and a copy of the 72-page pupils' book. "Britain and the Great War" is part of the "Discovering the Past" seris, an integrated series of full-colour textbooks covering National Curriculum history for ages 5 to 16.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder Arnold
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
photocopiable worksheets
Dimensions
Height: 295 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
132 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7195-5152-9 (9780719551529)
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Content
Section 1 Introduction: Edwardian Britain - the Golden Age; was the Golden Age coming to an end?. Section 2 The war begins: why did war break out in 1914?; steps to war; why wasn't it "all over by Christmas?"?. Section 3 What was life like on the Front?: what was life really like on the Western Front?; the Western Front - the view from Britain; coming home; images and impressions of the war; Field Marshall Haig - "the butcher of the Somme"?; did technology help break the stalemate?. Section 4 The Home Front: how was Britian organized to fight the war?. Section 5 did anything change as a result of the war?: what kind of country did the soldiers come back to?; was the war a turning point for women?.