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Literature Study Post-16 II
Activities with student teachers
Activities addressing others' interpretations
What's My Line?
- Cut up the cards below and place in an envelope with a copy of Brooke's The Soldier
- In groups of 8, deal the cards – one per person. Keep card to yourself
- Read the poem
- Take 3 minutes to produce a quick response to the poem from the point of view of the person on the card
- Read around the group and see if you can tell who each person is from their reading of the poem
Politician
As a leader of the country you see the 'bigger picture'. You are not pleased that people are dying, but it is an inevitable consequence of the action that had to be taken. You sympathise with the families of the dead and wounded, but see no alternative course of action |
Conscript
You were called up to be a soldier in the army. You didn't volunteer, but feel it is right to do your duty. You have been scared and appalled at some of things you have seen, but believe there is no real option but to fight |
Army General
You are proud, patriotic and fiercely in favour of this war. It is an absolutely necessary course of action to defend the country. You expect that all men of the country will be proud to fight and, if necessary, die for their country |
Conscientious Objector
You refused to answer the call up, believing passionately in peace and thinking that all killing, even in war, is wrong. You have been sent to prison for your beliefs and your refusal to fight |
Mother
You are the mother of a young man who has recently dies in the trenches. You are full of grief, and have a real sense of the waste of human life that is going on as a result of this war. |
Partner
Your partner is fighting on the front line., You receive letters regularly, in which he recounts some of the terrible experiences he has had, and the appalling sights he has seen. |
Volunteer
You joined the army as soon as war broke out. You are proud to fight for your country and want to defend the land that you love |
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