How far was Haig responsible for slaughter on the Somme 1916

Great resource and lesson that has been used as a project over a few lessons. Great for investigation work in KS3. Break it down to look firstly at why the Somme was chosen for the 1916 attack. Then shift attention to why there were so many casualties on the first day, sources can be used to look at cause and consequence, or focus on source interpretation or both! students have opportunity to investigate as teams and pass knowledge on. Then focus on how far Haig was to blame for casualties and the pyramid task enables students to build up the concept of how to prioritise information.
Video of Blackadder helps look at traditional view of Haig and ‘The Line of Fire’ can be used to build up a list of problems before the battle.
This can also be used to develop essay writing and used as an assessment which has been really successful.