Chapter 9: A minute past three
1. What can you say about the flashback Tommo has at the beginning of the chapter?
2. "The Wolfwoman .. smiles all the time "Like Lady Muck". Who is Lady Muck?
2. "The Wolfwoman .. smiles all the time "Like Lady Muck". Who is Lady Muck?
3. Why would the German thank Tommo and the rest of the patrol? ("Danke, danke sehr.", page 133)
4. Who are Fritz and the Hun?
4. Who are Fritz and the Hun?
Many soldiers fighting in the First World War suffered from trench foot. This was an infection of the feet caused by cold, wet and
insanitary conditions. In the trenches men stood for hours on end in waterlogged trenches without being able to remove wet socks or boots. The feet would gradually go numb and the skin would turn red or blue. If untreated, trench foot could turn gangrenous and result in amputation. Trench foot was a particular problem in the early stages of the war. For example, during the winter of 1914-15 over 20,000 men in the British Army were treated for trench
foot.
insanitary conditions. In the trenches men stood for hours on end in waterlogged trenches without being able to remove wet socks or boots. The feet would gradually go numb and the skin would turn red or blue. If untreated, trench foot could turn gangrenous and result in amputation. Trench foot was a particular problem in the early stages of the war. For example, during the winter of 1914-15 over 20,000 men in the British Army were treated for trench
foot.
Now you're going to fill in a Twitter page for Tommo (see template below). You should fill all space for tweets in the template. You can make Tommo an active Twitter user (which means many tweets in a short space of time, so concentrate on one particular scene) or a less active user (meaning you can go a bit further back in time). The tweets should be at least 100 and maximum 140 characters long.
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Watch the following trailer of the film Merry Christmas, which is based on a true story, and be prepared to discuss in class.