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UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6 - This lesson covers the main battles fought by the British on the Western Front such as the Ypres, Somme, Arras and Cambrai and how they impacted British casualties.

The 22 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Warm up quiz questions based on British casualties of the First World War
• Slide 3: Recap - Questions recapping knowledge about the location of the trenches on the Western Front with map of the Western Front.
• Slide 4: Starter 1 - What sources could historians use to find out more about life on the Western Front? Examples given.
• Slide 5: Starter 2 - Photographic source analysis with prompt questions.
• Slide 6-7: Background information
• Slide 8: Map showing the location of the key battles on the Western Front.
• Slide 9-10: Task 1 - A basic table fill task for students to learn about the key battles and the impact they had on casualties.
• Slide 11-12: Task 2 - Explanation questions with a focus on the deaths and injuries sustained by British soldiers on the Western Front.
• Slide 13-14: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question with printable answer sheet.
• Slide 15: EXAM FOCUS - Example of the ‘Follow Up’ question as a printable answer sheet.
• Slide 16-17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples and answer sheet for the ‘How useful’ question with suggested structure.
• Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - A useful printable sheet to help students evaluate how useful a source is.
• Slide 19-20: Learning Review - 9 questions asking students to identify the battle from the fact or key word given.
• Slide 21: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 22: More from RA Resources

This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.

All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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