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Knowledge Base: English Conflict Year 9 | Summer Term 1
1. Texts and writers
1.1
Dulce et Decorum est
Wilfred Owen: An English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War.
1.2
Regeneration
Pat Barker: An English writer and novelist. Her work centres on themes of memory, trauma, survival and recovery.
1.3
Charlotte Gray
Sebastian Faulkes: A British novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his historical novels set in France.
1.4
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien: An American novelist.
1.5
What Were They Like?
Denise Levertov: A famous British-born American poet.
1.6
Lament for Syria
Amineh Abou Kerech: Syrian refugee and poet, left her wartorn country at the age of seven.
1.7
The Right Word
Imtiaz Dharker: Pakistan-born British poet, artist, and video film maker.
2. Vocabulary
2.1
fatigue
Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
2.2 bombardment A continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles.
2.3 lament A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
2.4
catastrophe
An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
2.5
resurgence
An increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.
2.6
gratitude
The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
2.7
regret
The emotion of wishing one had made a different decision in the past.
4. Extra
4.1
mustard gas
Sulphur mustard is a type of chemical warfare agent that was first used during the first World War.
4.2
Luftwaffe
Component of the German armed forces tasked with the air defense of Germany.
4.3
paddy fields
A flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice.
4.4
guerrilla warfare
A form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.
3. Locations
3.1
Vietnam
A Southeast Asian country, the capital is Hanoi.
3.2
Northern Ireland
A part of the United Kingdom that is in the northeast of the island of Ireland.
3.3
Syria
A country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia.
3.4 India Officially named the Republic of India; a country in South Asia.
3.5
The Arctic
The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.
3.6
Soviet Union
A Communist state that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
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