War at Home: The Civilian Side
Alice Lee 5th
Grade
Summer Fellowship, 2008
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Lesson 5—Evils of warfare
1.
Have
students read the Evils on Warfare letter. Ask them to use the Written Document Analysis as a template
to analyze the letter.
2.
Guide
students through a discussion with the following questions:
a.
What
is the author’s perspective on war?
b.
What
are the costs and benefits of warfare?
3.
It
is unclear the exact background of the author—whether or not he/she has
someone they know in the army, whether or not he/ she has been a soldier, etc.
What is clear is the author’s stance on war. Consider using this primary document to provide multiple
perspectives on how potential civilians view war.
4.
In
their journal, students can choose the from the following activities:
a.
Have
students write corresponding letters between the author from “Evils of Warfare”
and either of the soldiers’ wives.
b.
Students
can write a letter responding to the letter “Evils of Warfare.”