1. Warm-up #1
Is it altogether wonderful to die for your country, why or why not?

2. Weapons of WW1

3. New Media

4. Workbook pg. 6 Class docs pg. 30
The Great War
Workbook pg. 6
Class docs pg. 30

5. Essential Questions
How is the idea of war different than the actual conditions of war?

6. In Flanders Field pg. 30 By John McCrae
Requiem: Mass or religious service for the dead
Vocabulary
Poppies: Flowers
Larks: Birds
Quarrel: Fight

8. In Flanders Field Discussion Questions
1. What is the tone of the poem? (sad? happy? sarcastic?)
2. What does he mean by “The torch: be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die.”
3. What message does this poem send to readers about war?

9. Dolce Et Decorum Est pg. 31 By Wilfred Owen
Died in battle one week before Armistice Day
Written in a letter home, then published after his death
“Dolce et decorum est pro patria mori”
Line from Roman Poet Homer
Latin, means: It is sweet and proper to die for one’s country
Vocabulary
Five-Nines: Artillery shells used to drop mustard gas
Lime: (Quicklime) Chemical that burns skin
Cud: Food that had been swallowed and regurgitated to be chewed again

10. Dolce Et Decorum Est Discussion Questions
List some places where Owen uses imagery?
What is the tone/mood of this poem?
What message does this poem send to the reader about war?

11. Toby Keith “American Soldier
What phrases stick out/show a perspective of war?

12. Toby Keith “American Soldier?
m just trying to be a father Raise a daughter and a son Be a lover to their mother Everything to everyone Up and at 'em bright and early I'm all business in my suit Yeah, I'm dressed up for success From my head down to my boots
I don't do it for the money There's bills that I can't pay I don't do it for the glory I just do it anyway Providing for our future's my responsibility Yeah, I'm real good under pressure Being all that I can be
And I can't call in sick on Mondays When the weekends been too strong I just work straight through the holidays And sometimes all night long You can bet that I stand ready When the wolf growls at the door Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady Hey I'm true down to the core
And I will always do my duty No matter what the price I've counted…

13. Rise Against “Hero of War”
What phrases stick out/show a perspective of war?

14. Verse 1 and chorus
He said "Son Have you seen the world? Well what would you say If I said that you could? Just carry this gun You'll even get paid" I said, "That sounds pretty good" Black leather boots Spit-shined so bright They cut off my hair But it looks alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fight
A hero of war Yeah, that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Cause it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust

15. Verse 2 and Chorus
I kicked in the door I yelled my commands The children, they cried But I got my man We took him away A bag over his face From his family and his friends They took off his clothes They pissed in his hands I told them to stop But then I joined in We beat him with guns And batons not just once But again and again
A hero of war Yeah, that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Cause it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust

16. Verse 3 and Chorus
She walked Through bullets and haze I asked her to stop I begged her to stay But she pressed on So I lifted my gun And I fired away And the shells jumped trough the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed with a flag in her hand A flag white as snow
A hero of war Is that what they see? Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But it's a flag that I love It's the only flag I trust

17. WWI Poems Journal “It is sweet and proper to die for one’s country.”
What do you think about this quote? Include any reactions to the poems and songs from class.
(1/2 page)
- We will discuss
Journals next class