M4 English Portfolio Poetry Dulce et Decorum Est

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• Leerjaar 4

Literature - Poem: Dulce et Decorum Est

Goals:

At the end of this lesson you know more about:

- World War I (1914- 1918)

- Wilfred Owen, a War Poet (1893-1918)

- His poem 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

When did WW1 start?

1. 1912
2. 1916
3. 1918
4. 1914

Is the following statement true or false:
The Netherlands remained neutral during WW1.

1. True
2. False

What is the nickname of WW1?

1. The Amazing War
2. The Great War
3. The Enormous War
4. The Surprising War

What other things do you already know about WW1?

01:40

Who declares war to whom?

1. Serbia vs Hungary
2. Germany vs Serbia
3. Serbia vs France
4. Germany and allies vs Serbia

02:30

Why does Germany go through Belgium?

1. Because of the mountains
2. They are afraid of the French
3. France has many forts and defences along the border
4. The Germans don't have the right equipment

05:05

Who changed tactics?

1. General Henry Joffre
2. General Joseph Joffre
3. The British government
4. The German government

06:10

How many people have died in this war?

1. tens of thousands
2. hundreds of thousands
3. thousands
4. millions

War Poets

Sigfried Sassoon & Wilfred Owen 

War Poets

Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)

Killed in action at the age of 25.

Wrote nearly all of his work within a year. (August 1917- September 1918)

Siegfried Sassoon was born on 8 September 1886 and died on 1 September 1967 in Heytesbury, Great Britain. He studied at Cambridge but never graduated there. He enlisted after the war had started and left for France in May 1915. Sassoon turned out to be a courageous soldier and got wounded twice for which he received the honour of the Military Cross. Despite of that, he became more and more angry about the needless loss of young lives and the severe conditions these young soldiers had to endure. After getting wounded a third time, he was sent to England where he started writing poetry about his experiences. That's when he met Wilfred Owen whose work he started promoting fairly soon after. After some debate he did return to France to fight until the end of the War. His written work named Counter- Attack which was published shortly after the War impressed many who read it. The bitterness it portrayed was something not many had dared to write and/ or publish.

Propaganda played a big role during this war. Because of pamflets like the one that's shown and many others, young boys were being temped (and felt obliged) to serve their country. What they often didn't realise is that they could die in the trenches. 

Wat is de 'toon' van dit gedicht?

1. blij
2. verdrietig
3. confronterend
4. overdreven

Why is it a confronting poem?

The sarcasm explained

Why confronting?

Meaning

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lpFQlFOjzTdvSlUW_riKxEHxGVuxwH7pVW874qq5LN0/edit

Dit gedicht is een confronterend gedicht waarin gruwelijke details worden beschreven. Leg uit waarom de schrijver dit doet.

Wat zou de schrijver hebben willen bereiken met het schrijven van dit gedicht? Leg uit.

Zou jij je geroepen voelen om deel te nemen aan een oorlog voor je Vaderland? Leg uit waarom wel of niet.

Verwerkingsvragen uitwerken

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