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Lesson 1: Dulce et decorum est

What did you learn about the life in the trenches from the poem?

How did it make you feel?

The poem gave you a detailed description of the life in the trenches. This is not the really the kind of thing people want to read about but it is realistic and shows what really happened. When I heard the poem not only did it make me think about the circumstances but it also made me imagine what life was like for those participating in the war. What I find really disturbing was the way the poem was written and the detail given from those in the trenches. Even though in the poem it describes what is happening and how horrific the events are which are taking place, it still ends with the saying “Dulce Et Decorum Est” which was particularly suprising.  

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The way we preformed the play: We used the poem concentrating on the words in the poem. Also concentrating on voice, tone, rhythm, pace, and movement’actions.

Characters: Zaidia, Lisa, Fadumo, Rebbeca, Emily, Nadia and Supriya.

Lisa and Fadumo read out the poem while the rest of us acted out what was happening in the play. I was at the front guarding the others, when suddenly “Gas, Gas” was shouted by Nadia. We all run towards the back to grab out masks and quickly put them on but unfortunately there is one missing. So Christine sacrifices hers to ...

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