French Battlefields (both WWI and II sites) and Cultural Field Trip Student Resource Pack

French Battlefields and Cultural Field Trip Student Resource Pack.

Students given a pack of resources detailing the sites they visit - includes both History and French worksheets at the end as this was a joint trip for both departments. First page table was used to put the names of students and staff as per registration groups. Students across the spectrum from year 7 to year 12.

Contents
The Importance of Remembrance. Page 3
Why the Poppy? Page 3
In Flanders Fields - John McCrae, May 1915. Page 3
Inspiration for “In Flanders Fields”. Page 3
The Story Behind the Remembrance Poppy. Page 4
We Shall Keep the Faith - by Moina Michael, November 1918. Page 4
The Cenotaph - "The Glorious Dead". Page 4
Two minute silence. Page 5
Tyne Cot Cemetery. Page 6
Notable graves Page 6
Battle of Passchendaele - Third battle of Ypres. Page7
Five Misconceptions about the Battle of Passchendaele Page 8
How to "read" a British WW1 military cemetery Page 9
Cemetery location and layout, In the rear areas, away from the battlefield Page 9
On or very close to the battlefield Page 10
Small plots and individual graves Page 10
Post-war battlefield clearance Page 12
Small plots and individual graves Page 13
Clues from grave headstones Page13
Passchendaele 1917 Museum Page 15
Deep Dugouts Page 15
Trenches and Trench warfare Page 17
Debunking some of the myths of trench warfare Page 18
So how did so many soldiers survive the trenches? Page 18
How often were soldiers in the firing line? Page 19
Wrong place, wrong time Page 20
Sanctuary Wood, Hill 62 Museum Page 21
Tunnel and Trenches Cleared Page 22
Historical Background to Sanctuary Wood Page 22
Canadalaan (“Canada Avenue”) to Hill 62 Page 22
In Flanders Field’s Exhibition - Ypres Cloth Hall Page 22
Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate Page 25
Boulogne Old Town – Castle Fortifications Page 27
World War Two, La Coupole – The Dome Page 28
V for Vengeance – The Vengeance Weapons V1 and V2 Rockets – Dawn of the Space Race Page 29
V1 Page 29
V2 Page 30
Visitors map Page 31
History of the site Page 32
Bibliography Page 33
French and English Worksheets Page 35