WW1 Story Maker

WW1 Story Maker

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Write a story about WW1.

Resources to print for this activity:
Printable Writing Frame (pdf)

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WWI Objects Quiz (pdf)

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⊕ Go through the steps below to create your story…

1. Choose a character … (Allied troops)

  • Billy (Private)
  • Raj (Private)
  • Albert (Lance Corporal)
  • Harry (Sniper)
  • Fred (Stretcher bearer)
  • George (Sergeant)
  • John (Private – Anzac)

An ‘Anzac’ is a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.


2. Choose a second character (troops of the Central Powers)

  • Bertie (Private)
  • Wilhelm (Commander)
  • Manfred (Officer)
  • Carl (Sniper)
  • Franz (Stretcher bearer)
  • Arash (Turkish army)


3. Choose a third character from these civilians

  • Molly (Red Cross Nurse)
  • Edith (Volunteer nurse)
  • Colette (French girl)
  • Jean (French resistance)
  • Vincent (French Farmer)
  • Gabe (French soldier)


4. Choose two locations…

  • Trench
  • German Trench
  • No Man’s Land
  • Barn
  • Field Hospital
  • Sap (tunnel)
  • Bomb crater


5. Choose two things to be in the story…

  • Secret message
  • Bayonet
  • Biplane
  • Periscope
  • Pigeon
  • Gas mask
  • Lee Enfield Rifle
  • Vickers Machine Gun
  • Tank
  • Barbed wire


6. Start writing at the most dangerous part of the story…

The first line could be a line of dialogue.