Sikh Soldiers

This lesson plan delves into Sikh Soldiers on the Western Front in WWI

 

Sikh Soldiers and the Western Front

This lesson plan delves into Sikh Soldiers on the Western Front in WWI. The Western Front is often taught but why might this part of history be less focusses on?

Students begin by completing a KWL activity on the soldiers on the Western Front before they engage in a PowerPoint presentation. From this, they will read and analyze various articles that look at Sikh Soldiers in WWI. They will finish the lesson off by watching Canadian Soldier Sikhs: A Little Story in a Big War

Focus Question.

  • What was the role of Sikh soldiers in the Western Front?

Sikh Canadian soldiers in the Red Sea, during WWI Image: Major James Skitt Matthews/Vancouver Archives/AM54-S4-2-;CVA 371-2752.
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Sikh Soldiers and the Western Front
(Lesson Plan)

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