Browse Pathways (86 total)
'The Last Laugh' by Wilfred Owen
A brief introduction to Wilfred Owen's poem 'The Last Laugh' with questions on the poem, and a look at how it was written.
Isaac Rosenberg
This pathway gives a brief overview of some of Isaac Rosenberg's poetry and letters, and some of the images that might have inspired him during his time spent in France from the summer of 1916 until his death on 1st April, 1918.
Women in the War - Vera Brittain
This tutorial will attempt to inspire discussion and inquiry into the experience of middle-class women in Great Britain during the First World War, focusing on the letters and poetry of Vera Brittain.
Edward Thomas
This tutorial traces the wartime experience of the poet Edward Thomas, with particular emphasis on the effects of the First World War on families and children.
Robert Graves
This pathway offers a brief overview of Robert Graves's experience of the First World War.
Decipher Family Photographs
Unlock the clues in your family photographs from the Great War (1914-1918) to enrich your family history and discover new leads to offical documents from: uniforms; cap badges; shoulder titles; medal ribbons; badges (overseas service, unit insignia, weapons proficiency), as well as equipment. Includes links to other websites and offers some suggested reading.
Percy Powell
William Pervical Weatherley 'Percy' Powell died of his wounds in July 1917, having been discharged from the army on 2nd June 1916 after suffering perforated eardrums.
Find Army Service Records
Some tips to help trace a soldier who served in the army during the First World War - whether for your family history, for research or to find out about the boys who went to your school or came from your town.
Reactions to the declaration of World War One
This pathway has been developed to study various resources with regard to the declaration of war in August, 1914. Students will complete a source analysis of 5 primary sources.
KS3 Women and the War.
This pathway consists of a series of photographs, posters, postcards and poems. Students are invited to consider how women are presented and whether the visual images of the period offers an accurate representation. The pathway ends with the poem 'Glory of Women' by Siegfried Sassoon. Pathway created by Steve Ellis, English Faculty, Sheldon School, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK.
