AMS Lesson 6 Trauma

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What kind of video have you just watched?

1. Infomercial
2. Commercial
3. News report
4. Documentary

What is the message of this video?How does the choice of actors, scenery, narration support this? message?

Why is the film titled It All Depends? In what ways does the video depict societal interdependence as a social contract?

Does the fact that the film is actually an advertisement for a car dealership change the significance or impact of its message?

How does this video link to:
Setting AMS?

What was new in society after WWII?

How had life changed after WWII?

How had the war influenced the main characters?

Read the text on page 25 of the reader 'Their war ended 70 years ago. Their trauma didn't.'

Or, see link in next slide. 

Answer the questions in the following slides.  

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How would we call 'shell shock' nowadays?

Explain what is meant with 'Good War' and 'Bad War'

"I never could figure out why it was him and not me." How does this quote in the article link to Chris Keller?

There were no real statistics to assess the number of soldiers returning from WWII with trauma. Which events could show some insight into the statistics?

At the end of the article, Carol Schultz Vento's novel is discussed. She wondered about her novel's relevance today. Discuss if/how All My Sons is relevant today.