1. Trench Warfare Lesson starter: 1.Why did soldiers of both sides dig trenches? 2.What problems do you think came with living in trenches?

2. Today we will… Understand the Trench System Identify the key parts of a WWI trench

3. The Trench System

7. The rear-side of the trench was known as the parados. Both the parados and the parapet (the side of the trench facing the enemy) were protected by two or three feet of sandbags. Parados was higher than parapet so that the defenders were not outlined against the sky and therefore easy targets for the German snipers. The parados also protected soldiers in front-line trenches against those firing from the rear.

8. The Trench System Copy this diagram into a page of your jotter

9. Now add the correct labels to each part of your diagram Front Line Trench Support Trench Communication Trench Heavy artillery No Man’s Land

10. Cross-section of a trench Why was each part required? Barbed Wire Parapet Elbow rest

11. What can you remember?

13. Today’s tasks Copy diagram of a trench into jotters as a class Copy and complete the following table Part of the trenchWhy was it needed? Barbed wire Duckboard Fire step Elbow rest Sandbags Dug-out

14. HW - Credit KU Question In what ways did different people and groups in Britain react to the outbreak of war in 1914? 5 marks There was a mixed reaction in Britain to the outbreak of the First World War.