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World War I - What can we learn from listening to WWI songs and reading poetry written before, during and after?

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World War I - What can we learn from listening to WWI songs and reading poetry written before, during and after?

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Today we discussed poetry and art that illustrated the devastating effects of war.

T.S. Eliott's poem, "The Hollow Men," brings to light the depression and trauma that carries on even after the fighting is over.

Otto Dix was a soldier in WWI. He spent three years at the front and made drawings as battles were going on around him. After the war, he tried to paint the memories out of him, bringing his experiences and nightmares to life. He wanted to let people know the true horrors of war.

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Take away from Friday’s class included:

Vocabulary

Armistice

Vengeance

Reparation

Treaty

The Big Three:

Lloyd George of Great Britain

George Clemenceau of France

Woodrow Wilson of the US

The Russians were not involved due to the Russian Revolution.

Key Points of the Treaty of Versailles:
Mnemonic is GARGLE:

Germany. Germany must take the full blame for the war.

Army: Germany must reduce its military drastically.

Reparations: Germany must pay $33 billion to repair damages.

Germany lost land: Territories to France and Great Britain, Alsace and Lorraine to France, Rhineland occupied, and loss of lands to Poland.

League of Nations - is created to give countries self-determination (at least European nations).

Extra (because there needed to be an E) which stands for Germany being banned for dealings with Austria.

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"Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag (And Smile, Smile, Smile)" WORLD WAR I SONG Oscar Seagle

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If I should die, think only this of me:

That there's some corner of a foreign field

That is for ever England. There shall be

In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;

A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,

Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;

A body of England's, breathing English air,

Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

And think, this heart, all evil shed away,

A pulse in the eternal mind, no less

Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;

Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;

And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,

In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Poetry Out Loud Note: This poem has had two titles: "The Soldier" and "Nineteen-Fourteen: The Soldier". The student may give either title during the recitation.

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The Soldier by Rupert Brooke | Poetry Magazine

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If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam; A body of England's, breathing English air, Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

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What do you think of when you hear of WAR?

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What do you think of when you hear of WAR?

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Students listed dark and gloomy words when they thought about war. Then we listed to a couple of songs written to get people to enlist. The upbeat tunes and optimistic verses show that the onset of war was seen as a nationalistic adventure. People thought the war would be over in a few months. They miscalculated.

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What does the poem “Hollow Men” and Otto Dix’s paintings teach us about the effects of war?

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What does the poem “Hollow Men” and Otto Dix’s paintings teach us about the effects of war?

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We read "In Flanders Fields" and the image of fields of poppies is both beautiful and horrifying.

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Students discussed how the images of nature in the poem are countered by the motifs of war and death.

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In Flanders Fields by John McCrae | Poetry Foundation

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This is a song written about the 1914 truce that happened on Christmas. Soldiers from both sides of the war celebrated together in no-man's-land, sharing brandy, playing soccer, and singing carols. This made the next day more horrifying when they went back to the business of war. The enemy was no longer a faceless other, but instead someone familiar. They might be a father and/or a son. The nationalism and optimism that soldiers felt at the beginning of the war is gone, and the horrors of fighting other young men who are just like you from mucky trenches sets in. Unfortunately, this lasts another three and a half year.

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Christmas in the Trenches - written and performed by John McCutcheon

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How the tone of the songs and poetry of the time depicts the tone of war.

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How the tone of the songs and poetry of the time depicts the tone of war.

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In an effort to up the sophistication of middle school vocabulary, students found different ways to say SAD and BAD. Here's a list of the winners.

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Students made drawings inspired by the songs and poetry.

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Students made drawings inspired by the songs and poetry.

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Learn about the Soviet attack on Berlin, leading to Hitler’s suicide

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As Soviet troops entered Berlin, Adolf Hitler committed suicide, April 1945.

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The Treaty of Versailles, What Did the Big Three Want? 1/2

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Students portray world leaders deciding the terms to end WWI with the Treaty of Versailles.

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Students portray world leaders deciding the terms to end WWI with the Treaty of Versailles.

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The Treaty of Versailles, Terms of the Treaty 2/2

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Timeline of World War I though Poetry and Art

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Timeline of World War I though Poetry and Art

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Last week we learned the causes of World War I. This week we examined the way that people's attitude towards the war was at the beginning, and as it dragged on, became a reality and then a nightmare. Rather than read textbooks, we examined songs, poetry, and art from the times. By listening to and reading primary sources and paying attention to the tone of the works, we saw how enthusiastic nationalism from 1914 changed.

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Comments & analysis: First Soul / I was a peasant of the Polish plain;

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Facing History Class Agenda and Homework