Letters from the Front 2012

http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/photos/1914-18/10th.htm

You've heard or read some "letters from the front" in class.  Now, explore the following sites to get a feel for some of the details of the front lines in Europe as experienced by Canadian soldiers:

Letters from the front

http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/transcripts/transcriptMain.asp

First World War Project

http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/trenches.htm

Calgary Highlanders

http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/photos/1914-18/10th.htm

Interactive Trench Game

http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/games/overtop/index_e.shtml

Create an interview between a reporter and a soldier or a fictional letter home from a Canadian man or woman on the front lines. Assume the person has served in at least two of the Battles of Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, or Passchendaele.

Post your interview or letter on this site: http://www.soc11eh.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-front.html under comments. This is Mr. Lewis’ SS11 class at PGSS, a chance to interact with other students. Be sure to include your name, last initial, and block so I can give you credit -- e.g. Marcy W. blk. A. If you're hesitant about doing this, you can also leave it here as a comment, or submit it as a Word file to my hand-in folder on the school server. Your interview or letter should aim to inform the Canadian public at home about and include details about a minimum of 5 of the following:

• trench warfare

• life in the front lines

• the roles of technology in the war

• the quality of military leadership

• morale of Canadian soldiers

• the effectiveness of Canadian troops

• hospitals and medical treatment

• the roles of women in the war