Unit Award Scheme

22820

WORLD WAR I: THE WESTERN FRONT

Level: Entry Level

In successfully completing this unit, the learner will have	Evidence needed
shown knowledge of 1. the Schlieffen Plan and why it failed	Student completed work
2. at least two examples of the dangers faced by soldiers involved in trench warfare	Student completed work
3. one major battle fought on the Western Front, eg The Battle of the Somme	Student completed work
4. two new methods of warfare introduced during the War, eg gas and tanks	Student completed work
demonstrated the ability to 5. label a given sketch map to show why the Schlieffen Plan failed	Student completed work
6. locate and label, on a given sketch map, the line of trenches along the Western Front	Student completed work
7. draw and label a diagram to show a cross-section of a front-line trench	Student completed work
8. use contemporary source material to describe conditions in the trenches	Student completed work
9. use contemporary source material to identify two physical and one psychological effects to trench warfare	Student completed work
experienced 10. using contemporary source materials relating to World War I	Summary sheet
11. participating in a group discussion about changing attitudes to warfare at home and on the Western Front.	Summary sheet

Approved 18 Nov 1996

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