Resources for Students: Key Stage 4
In this area you can find First World War materials to help you study and revise English and History key stage 4 (14-16 years).
English
An Introduction to WW1 Poetry
An introduction to First World War poetry based around the theme of 'injury.'
- Type: Tutorial
- Subject: English
- Author: Stuart Lee, University of Oxford
- Go to the An Introduction to WW1 Poetry Online Tutorial
Isaac Rosenberg's 'Break of Day in the Trenches'
This tutorial is on the poet Isaac Rosenberg, and is based around his poem 'Break of Day in the Trenches'. It is recommended that the tutorial 'Introduction to WWI Poetry' (above) is studied first as this will help put Rosenberg into perspective with his contemporaries.
- Type: Tutorial
- Subject: English
- Author: Stuart Lee, University of Oxford
- Go to the Isaac Rosenberg's 'Break of Day in the Trenches' Online Tutorial
Wilfred Owen and Realism
By looking at visual and other evidence, in the archives, it aims to raise the issue of realism in Owen's verse. The pathway ends by asking you to write an essay on Owen and realism.
- Type: Pathway
- Subject: Literature
- Author: City of London School
- Launch Wilfred Owen and Realism Pathway
History
Propaganda and Censorship
Britain and the First World War, Propaganda and Censorship. Suitable for AQA History B Paper 1.
- Type: Pathway
- Subject: AQA History B
- Author: Huw Jones, History Faculty, Magdalen College School, Oxford
- Launch Propaganda and Censorship Pathway
Trench Life
A brief guide to life and conditions in the trenches on the Western Front.
- Type: Pathway
- Subject: History
- Author: Stuart Lee, University of Oxford
- Launch the Trench Life Pathway
Trench Warfare
A short video made by the First World War Poetry Digital Archive taking viewers through some of the features associated with trench warfare on the Western Front during World War One.
- Type: Film
- Subject: History
- Author: Everett Sharp, University of Oxford
- Download the Trench Warfare Film (18.7 MB)