Resource created by Oldham Local Studies and Archives
This resource aims to provoke discussion of the idea of memorialisation and its particular relevance to WW1.
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Curriculum Links
- KS3 Art and Design - Public Art
- KS4 Art and Design - History of Art - Visual Arts
- KS3 History - WW1
- KS4 History – WW1 – Britain at War – Britain & WW1
Learning Objectives
- Knowledge of the planning and presentation of WW1 memorial
- Understanding of the symbolism inherent within memorials
- Skills to compare and contrast different visual sources on WW1
Discussion Ideas
- How do you think we should remember the First World War?
- Why did so many people attend the unveiling of the war memorial?
- Why might the memorial have been important to them?
- What do you think of the design of the memorial?
- What does it tell us about how the sculptor wanted to present soldiers?
- What do war memorials tell future generations?
- What reasons do you think James Purdy had for creating his painting of the ceremony?
- Do you think everyone was happy about the memorial?
- Which groups of people may not have wanted the town to have it and why?