Starter quiz
- In this unit 'Literary perspectives from the First World War', we will look at a number of conflicts but an important one will be World War One. When did World War One begin?
- 1914 ✓
- 1918
- 1928
- 1939
- 1945
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- In this unit 'Literary perspectives from the First World War', we will look at a number of conflicts but an important one will be World War One. When did World War One end?
- 1915
- 1916
- 1917
- 1918 ✓
- 1929
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- In the unit 'Literary perspectives from the First World War', we will read a number of short stories. What is a short story?
- a poem that includes a narrative
- a chapter of a book
- a fictional text that can often be read in full in one sitting ✓
- an under-developed story
- a story which, unlike a full length novel, doesn't include themes
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- When we read short stories in the unit, 'Literary perspectives from the First World War', we will often annotate them. What does it mean to annotate a text?
- to summarise the text
- to highlight every quotation that includes a device (eg metaphor)
- to write a paragraph about a quotation
- to write short notes about a moment of particular interest in the text ✓
- to write quotations in your own words
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- Many of the short stories that we read in this unit 'Literary perspectives from the First World War' will try and create feelings of empathy in you, the reader. What does it mean to empathise with som
- to feel sad about something
- to feel pity for someone else
- to acknowledge someone else's feelings without engaging with them
- to understand what it means to be at war
- to share the feelings of another person ✓
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- In this unit 'Literary perspectives from the First World War', we will look at a number of conflicts but an important one will be WW1. World War One is know for trench warfare. What is a trench?
- a rank of soldier
- a type of gun
- a deep ditch ✓
- a military manoeuvre
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Exit quiz
- To ______ with someone means to share the feelings of someone else.
- 'empathise' ✓
- One of the short stories in this unit, 'Literary perspectives from the First World War' is called 'Propping Up the Line' by Ian Beck. Its first line is, "______ felt something move."
- 'Alfred' ✓
- 'Propping Up the Line' is by Ian Beck. Why might Beck have chosen for the first word in his story to be "Alfred"?
- to show that the focus of the story is Alfred and his experiences ✓
- all short stories begin with establishing character
- to create a connection between reader and protagonist ✓
- Alfred was a common name for a soldier, so we empathise with the character more
- to show Alfred is at the heart of the story ✓
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- 'Propping Up the Line' is by Ian Beck. In his Author's Note, Beck explains that he wishes to "______" his grandfather, Alfred, in this story.
- 'honour' ✓
- Andy Owen (writer and former soldier) argues that war literature is important because it creates a "______" between those who have experienced war and those who haven't.
- 'bridge' ✓
- 'World at War' will often consider literature about WW1. Wilfred Owen is considered one of the best poets about this war. He said he wrote his poems to "______" people about the horrors of war.
- 'warn' ✓
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Key learning points
- War literature can be impactful because it has the power to tell individual stories.
- War literature can be impactful because it tries to explain the experiences of war to those who have not experienced it.
- War literature can be used to expose the reality of war and serve as a warning to future generations.
- Arguably, war literature helps humans empathise with the pain of others.
Common misconception
It isn't important to consider the ethics of writing about war. It is a topic just like any other.
There are important questions to be asked when considering writing about any harrowing experience, particularly war.
Keywords
War literature - a text which focuses on and explores war and conflict
Profound - deep or meaningful
Specific - particular, precise, exact
Empathise - to share the feelings of another person; a stronger feeling than sympathy
Annotate - to make short notes commenting on something of interest in a text
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