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University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Isaac Rosenberg Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biography of World War I poet, Isaac Rosenberg, who was able to publish poems he wrote from the trenches. Included are hyperlinks to his works, letters, and other resources.
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Handout
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Wilfred Owen Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Wilfred Owen, truly a war poet, as he had written no poetry before the war. Read how his friendships with other famous poets led to the development of his own writing. Included are hyperlinks to his poems and...
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Handout
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Robert Graves Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the collection of works by Robert Graves is of his war poetry, this biography will tell you about his writings throughout his life. Hyperlinks will take you to his poems and correspondence during his war years.
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University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Vera Brittain Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Although she did write some poetry, Vera Brittain's most important literary work was a memoir about her experiences as a nurse during World War I. Read about her life during World War I and her actions towards world peace afterward.
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Brigham Young University

Anthem for Doomed Youth: Writers and Literature of the Great War, 1914 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of this site juxtaposes the causes and effects of World War I with the literature which was created in response to it.
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Emory University

Beck Center: The Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site that looks at World War I from a very personal level by looking at the post cards of the countries involved in the war as well as a site for World War I poetry. Hyperlinks help you navigate the extensive information.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 20th Century and Modern Poetry: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on World War I and war poetry that resulted from the disillusionment and cynicism due to the high casualties and devastation. It features links to the Causes of World War...
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Brigham Young University

Ambulance No. 10: Personal Letters From the Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the actual writings of a member of the ambulance corps during WWI. Includes a number of interesting photos and drawings.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Poetry of the Great War: 'From Darkness to Light'?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Poetry of The Great War: 'From Darkness to Light'?." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Edward Thomas Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A wistful biography of Edward Thomas, a poet before World War I, who wrote poetry and many letters during his time in the British Army before his death in France. Find hyperlinks to his works and copies of his manuscripts.
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Activity
Other

Heritage of the Great War: Making 'In Flanders Fields'

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the meaning behind John McCrae's poem, "In Flanders Fields," by taking a look at what actually took place on the battlefield of the Western Front. A look at the McCrae's personal experience, a look at the poem's metre, as well as...
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Emory University

Emory University: Lost Poets of the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
This marvelous site offers a chronology of WWI, an assessment of its cost to society, and links to such poets as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Has a plethora of information on the war.
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Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Article
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: The b.e.f. Times

For Students 9th - 10th
While in the trenches during WWI, soldiers began to produce their own magazines. The best known of these was the Wipers Times, later renamed the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Times. It was printed on a printing press salvaged from...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Wwi Origins of the Poppy as a Remembrance Symbol

For Students 9th - 10th
The Remembrance Day symbolism of the poppy started with a poem written by a World War I brigade surgeon who was struck by the sight of the red flowers growing on a ravaged battlefield. From the devastated landscape of the battlefields,...
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Handout
First World War

First World war.com: Prose & Poetry Siegfried Sassoon

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Sassoon (1886-1967 CE) includes some thoughts about his work and his connection to other writers of the time.
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eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Fairies and Fusiliers by Robert Graves

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of Graves' work focuses primarily on his war poetry. The text of each poem is provided, but there is no accompanying commentary.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Siegfried Sassoon (1886 1967 Ce)

For Students 9th - 10th
Bartleby has made available several volumes of the poet's work. Site includes a very brief biography, the collections themselves, quotations from his work, and several poems which appear in Modern British Poetry.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Sun Also Rises

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1926 after World War I, this novel looks at the the aimlessness of the lost generation. This site offers interesting insights into the characters, their concerns, the themes in the novel, and important quotations.