WW1 Learning Path
By M Cronin
Browse the five resources in this learning path. They can be used to help you do your project on WW1.
Remember to paraphrase as much as you can. Feel free to include other sources and resources. The best of luck.
4 resources in this Learning Path
1
Why Men Of Ireland Volunteered To Fight In The First World War
http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-m...red-to-fight-in-the-first-world-war Added: 06 Dec 2016 Contributor: Emer Ní Chéidigh Resource type: Guide/notesThis is an article written by Lisa Peatfield about why Irish men chose to fight on behalf of England or the United Kingdom in World War 1.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Strand unit: World War I
2
Irish War Memorial Records
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/u/0/exhibit/QQmpYR5c Added: 13 Dec 2016 Contributor: Emer Ní Chéidigh Resource type: Guide/notes / ProjectThis is an exhibit about the Irish men that fought for the British Army in the Great War. This was a difficult decision as the Irish were rebelling against the British rule. It tells of the records that are left of these men.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Strand unit: World War I
3
DK WW1 Facts For Kids
http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/world-war-i/ Added: 15 Jul 2016 Contributor: Priscilla Flynn Resource type: ReferenceNice website which provides a comprehensive overview of World War 1, which class members can easily navigate and research WW1 under the following topics: Origins of the War, The Allies, The Central Powers, Joining the Army, The Western Front, The Eastern Front, War at Sea, Desert Warfare, Women at War, Spying on the Enemy, Verdun, The Somme, Passchendaele, Gallipoli, Wartime Art and Poetry, The End of the War.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Strand unit: World War I
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of these periods
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
- record the place of peoples and events on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: To create class quizzes, to research and complete timelines, factfiles, projects.
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Christmas Truce 1914 in World War 1
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/trenches.htm Added: 17 May 2006 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesEye Witness account from British soldier Frank Richards who partook in the extraordinary Truce of Christmas 1914 during World War 1, between the German and British army. (Contains some advertising.)
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Strand unit: World War I
Suggestions for use: Eye Witness account from British soldier Frank Richards who partook in the extraordinary Truce of Christmas 1914 during World War 1, between the German and British army.
- JC
- History
Strand: 3. The History of Europe & The Wider World
Strand unit: 4. World War I / World War II
Suggestions for use: Students can utilise this resource as an example of a primary source, when studying the work of the historian.
