Today’s Enquiry Question/Lesson Objective Title: R.C. Sherriff Write down title and date - underline both Get your organisers out Today’s Enquiry Question/Lesson Objective To discover what life in the trenches was like using primary evidence. First task: Put your name on top of the post it note Imagine – If you could ask an actual WWI soldier what the war was like – what questions would you ask? Write down 3 questions that you would like to find out about life in the trenches and WWI for soldiers. Try to use the What, Who, Where, Why, When questions

Activity: Writing your own letter from the front line www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/rcs-schools/starter-activity-film-one-among- millions/#contents Consider – Who are you writing to? What will you include? Will you censor any information? What is your emotional state? What type of soldier are you? What rank are you? How much responsibility have you got? Today’s Enquiry Question/Lesson Objective To discover what life in the trenches was like using primary evidence.

Who was R.C.Sherriff? Possible Questions: How did his experiences in the war change him? Why did he write Journey’s End? What was his opinion about why Journey’s End was so successful? Today’s Enquiry Question/Lesson Objective To discover what life in the trenches was like using primary evidence.

Who was R.C.Sherriff? Have a look at the biography of RC Sherriff Write down the following answers: When was he born? Where did he go to school? One fact about life during the war One fact about his writing career When did he die? Today’s Enquiry Question/Lesson Objective To discover what life in the trenches was like using primary evidence.