Unit: World War I
CA Standard: 10.5.4
Teacher: Dan McDowell

Assignment: Students write a poem or a letter from the front as if they are a soldier in World War I. Students reacted to A Soldier's Life PowerPoint presentation, a reading from Johnny Got His Gun, and poetry from the war (including Wilfred Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est and John McCrae's In Flander's Fields). Students have the option to publish their work online.

2003-2004


World History


Humanities

Coming in Feb., 2004

 

Humanities 2002-2003

2001-2002

  • Daphne - "Untitled" and "Untitled"
  • Joey - "Friends Forever" and "The Dead's Song"
  • Rebekah - "The Troop of 24"
  • Brittany - "Untitled"
  • Alex - "A Soldiers Last Thoughts"
  • Frank - "Untitled"
  • Darren - "Ready to Die"
  • Drew - "Untitled"

Poems and Letters from previous school years. Each collection contains several selections.

(Three of the best poems from the past few years)

Collection 1 2 3 4 5 Collection 1 2 3 4

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