A Letter Home Assignment
This assignment requires that you imagine yourself as a soldier the day before one of the battles that we learnt about in lesson 6 (The Battle
of the Marne, The Second Battle of Ypres, Verdun, Battle of the Somme, or Third Battel of Ypres). You live in a muddy, rat-infested, and
dangerous front line trench, with only a few hours to spare before the big attack; you decide to write a letter home to someone important to
you. This may be your last letter or communication with this person. What would you like to tell them before the attack?
For marks, your letter should describe the living conditions of your trench, daily life, your perspective as a soldier of the upcoming battle
and the war in genera, as well as the perspective of the war by the citizens of your country at that point in time. Should be 200-400 letters.
