Teach pupils how veterans used art to deal with PTSD and shell-shock from trench warfare during World War I. Scholars use graphic organizers, a cartoon analysis sheet, and their own inferences to analyze primary source art work by veterans.

Concepts

trench warfare, trenches, world war i

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Work with school counselors to further discuss art therapy and PTSD
• Ask a veteran to speak to the class about his or her personal experiences

Classroom Considerations

• Takes as short as a day depending on how in-depth you would like to go
• Some activities require a high level of maturity
• The second installment of a nine-part series
  

Pros

• Provides differentiation ideas for English learners 
• Methods for how to extend the lesson make it easy to individualize
• The variety of primary sources builds analysis skills 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.8 RH.6-8.9