The materials that accompanied each of the first eight modules were aligned with the content and structure of the respective THE GREAT WAR video episode. The student materials for Module Nine were not selected to go with any particular episode and could be used even if none of the episodes were viewed. These materials reflect the thoughts and feelings of selected individuals who were directly or indirectly involved in or witness to the Great War. The poems, diary excerpts, quotes and excerpts from letters or reports included here will enable students to expand and perhaps deepen their sense of comprehension, empathy and emotional linkage to the human dimensions of war and the Great War. Questions are provided with each literary selection.

This module contains eight student activities that are to be duplicated and distributed to shed light on particular conditions or activities of the war (such as the poem and report on 'gas warfare') to the reactions of particular individuals to certain situations (such as the poem "Aftermath" by Sassoon urging people not to forget those who died and not to forget the Great War itself). These are to be distributed at the discretion of teachers as appropriate to fit their objectives and scope and sequence. There is no priority or sequence in which these student activities must be used.

Finally, these student activities are invaluable for teachers who want to expand the cross-disciplinary nature of their instructional units. The poems, nursery rhythms, and other literary materials included here offer a sharp contrast to the typical chronological narrative story-telling of events prior to, during and following this War. Students who read and react to these materials will have a chance to consider ideas, actions and feelings that are typically left out of the textbook retelling of this War. More importantly, students will more likely to construct thoughts and feelings that parallel those experienced by participants and witnesses alike. Teachers are encouraged to use these student materials as multiple avenues to the Great War and its impacts on the people of that time. Finally these materials combined with the videos and materials from the other episodes should together help students understand why this war should be remembered and why those who fought and died during and because of it should not be forgotten.

Dulce et Decorum Est
Wilfred Owen

Poison Gas!
Wilhelm Hermanns

Diary Entry
2nd Lt. Kenneth Callan-Macardle

This is the House That Jack Built
Nursery Rhyme, Anonymous

Personal Comments by Two "Girls With Yellow Hands"
Gabrielle West and Caroline Webb

Suffering in Germany
Princess Blucher

A Sense of the Meaning of Total War
Peter Strasser

Aftermath
Siegfried Sassoon