Browse Pathways (38 total)
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.
Propaganda and Censorship
AQA History B
Paper 1 - Britain and the First World War
Propaganda and Censorship
Love in a time of war
This pathway is intended for students exploring texts related to relationships in the First World War. The pathway has a particular relevance for students studying the First World War Option at AS level for AQA Specification A and may also be of use at A2 level for the theme 'Love Through the Ages'. CONSIDER DEVELOPING FURTHER WITH REFS TO male-female RELATIONSHIPS, FRIENDSHIPS AMONG WOMEN??
Welsh Poet Hedd Wyn
Background information about Ellis Humphrey Evans (Hedd Wyn) the Welsh poet who was killed during the First World War. This is to provide context for those studying the craft of the film-maker (for the film 'Hedd Wyn' - a set work for study at the Welsh Second Language exam at AS level).
