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To the Trenches. Mr. Mizell. Directions. Take Vocab Quiz Place quiz in chair when finished Take out notes from yesterday and notebook paper. Essential Question. Why was the war fought in trenches, and how was trench life for soldiers?. Intro Videos of Life in the Trenches.
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To the Trenches Mr. Mizell
Directions • Take Vocab Quiz • Place quiz in chair when finished • Take out notes from yesterday and notebook paper
Essential Question • Why was the war fought in trenches, and how was trench life for soldiers?
Intro Videos of Life in the Trenches • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOjOVFQoAoM • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvYIIuxh2kY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3QJRM7tCI0
What is a Trench? • A connected system of ditches dug by troops for protection.
Why in the Trenches? • Because of new technology • Cannot fight out in the open all the time • War on Western Front turned into a stalemate (tie), so soldiers dig in.
Trenches • Trenches prolonged the war as each side tried to break through the other’s trenches • High casualties • Land between the trenches was called “No Man’s Land”
WWI Trench Letter • Directions: write a letter back home as if you were a soldier in the trenches • Read the directions on the paper • 2 paragraphs • Use content words