How useful is poetry in finding out about life in the trenches on the
Western Front 1914-1918?
It is important to note that evidence is essential for historians.
However,
evidence can vary in its usefulness.
Sometimes evidence can be very useful but...
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How useful is poetry in finding out about life in the trenches on the
Western Front 1914-1918?
It is important to note that evidence is essential for historians.
However,
evidence can vary in its usefulness.
Sometimes evidence can be very useful but
sometimes evidence can be extremely misleading for historians.
You need to think
about the value of evidence very carefully, rather like a lawyer in a court case.
You
should read the five poems your teacher as selected for you.
Activity 1
Look at each of the five poems that your teacher as given you.
Using the criteria
make a positive case for each source that it is useful for the historian who wishes
to find out about life on the Western Front by completing the table below.
Poetry.
This source of evidence is useful to the historian
because.
.
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6 General point.
Poetry offer a unique personal insight to life on the western font.
It
represents the thoughts, feeling, attitudes and values of the men who
actually fought and l
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