1. 'In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae

2. In early November we often see people in the British media wearing poppies like this one. Why do they wear them?

3. ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

4. ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae
The use of the poppy to commemorate those who died in the First World War was inspired by the poem ‘Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae.
McCrae was a Canadian doctor who served in the army during World War I. He was a physician in a field hospital in Ypres in 1915.
He wrote this poem to commemorate his friend who died in battle.

5. Which line of the poem stands out to you?

6. Imagery: an image is where a poet uses words to paint a picture of something in our minds.
Underline an example of an image in the poem.

7. What do you think the speaker means when he says:
‘To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.’