World War I Music

Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Baghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5KDlRmLHRg

It’s a Long Way to Tipperaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsynSgeo_Uo

Great War Medley. Bands of the British Armyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFoL-xf_AzU

Gulf Coast Reads October 2014http://www.gulfcoastreads.org/

“Gulf Coast Reads: On the Same Page is an annual event focused on bringing people together through reading and discussing a common book. Join the group of libraries and community partners celebrating this year’s selection, Remember Ben Claytonby Stephen Harrigan.”

“Francis “Gil” Gilheaney is a sculptor of boundless ambition, whose pride has driven him from New York into artistic exile in Texas just after World War I. His adult daughter, Maureen, serves as her father’s assistant, her own artistic ambitions set aside for his. When Lamar Clayton, an enigmatic, taciturn rancher, offers Gil a commission to create a memorial statue of his son, Ben, who was killed in the war, Gil seizes an opportunity to create what he thinks will be his greatest achievement.

As work proceeds on the statue, it becomes clear to Gil and Maureen that Lamar is guarding a secret that haunts his relationship with Ben even in death. But Gil is haunted as well: by the fear that his work will be forgotten and by a lie whose discovery could cost him his daughter’s love. As the novel unfolds, we are given a brilliant evocation of the brutal aftermath of World War I, and a deeply moving story about the bonds between fathers and children, and the purpose and power of art.”

About Stephen Harrigan

http://www.stephenharrigan.com/

● born in Oklahoma City, 1948

● graduated from The University of Texas, 1971

● currently serves as faculty fellow at UT’s James A. Michener Center for Writers and is a writer at large for Texas Monthly

● author of nine books, both fiction and non-fiction

● his articles and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic and The New York Times

● recipient of numerous awards, including the James Fenimore Cooper Prize, given by the Society of American Historians for the best work of historical fiction

Mr. Harrigan will appear in five Houston area locations for author visits at the end of October.

Resources and Ideas

Subjects:World War I-1914-1918SculptorsArtFathers and DaughtersFathers and SonsFamily secretsTexas Indians Comanche TribeRacial Relations/Race RiotsGrief and Bereavement

http://www.gulfcoastreads.org/

The World War I MuseumLiberty Memorial

Kansas City, Missouri

https://theworldwar.org/

“The National World War I Museum at Liberty

Memorial inspires thought, dialogue, and learning to

make the experiences of the World War I era

meaningful and relevant for present and future

generations.”-

Mission Statement, National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial

Veteran’ Day November 11, 2014

Teacher’s Resource Guide

http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/docs/schoolkit.pdf

● Activities such as book displays or a book truck featuring publications related to Veteran’s Day

● Writing letters to veterans in the VA hospital

● Poster Contest

● Make paper poppies to sell or wear on Nov. 11, 2014

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

“A SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD”

“In 1921, an American soldier—his name “known but to God”—was buried on a Virginia hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, DC. The burial site of this unknown World War I soldier in Arlington National Cemetery symbolized dignity and reverence for America’s veterans.

Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an “unknown soldier” of the Great War was buried in each nation’s highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe).

These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I hostilities at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as “Armistice Day.”

Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional action. If World War I had indeed been “the war to end all wars,” November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But in 1939, World War II broke out in Europe and shattered that dream. Of the 16 million Americans who served in the Armed Forces during World War II, more than 400,000 died.”

Veterans Day Teacher Resource Guide 2009

First World War Poem: In Flanders Fields by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields

Flanders Field, Belgium

American Cemetery and Memorial

http://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/FlandersField_Booklet.pdf

View of GravesArea

Moina Michael was a U.S. professor, humanitarian, and

author. Her humanitarian efforts resulted in using poppies as a

symbol of remembrance for those who served in World War I, raising

money for disabled veterans.

Moina Michael

Moina Michael, 1869-1944, known as “The Poppy Lady.”Author of The Miracle Flower, the Story of the Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/people/moina-belle-michael.htm

We Shall Keep the FaithBy Moina Michael, November 1918

Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,Sleep sweet - to rise anew!We caught the torch you threwAnd holding high, we keep the FaithWith All who died.We cherish, too, the poppy redThat grows on fields where valor led;It seems to signal to the skiesThat blood of heroes never dies,But lends a lustre to the redOf the flower that blooms above the deadIn Flanders Fields.And now the Torch and Poppy RedWe wear in honor of our dead.Fear not that ye have died for naught;We'll teach the lesson that ye wroughtIn Flanders Fields.

World War I Movies

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)The Blue Max (1966)War Horse (2011)Sergeant YorK (1941)Flyboys (2006)What Price Glory (1952)Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The Cinematic Legacy of World War Ihttp://goo.gl/Q6etTv

Where the Legend Lives

Museum of Western Art1550 Bandera Highway, Kerrville, TX 78028830-896-2553

The permanent exhibit contains 150 sculptures and 250 paintings.

Mission Statement“The Museum of Western Art in the Texas Hill Country is dedicated to excellence in the collection, preservation, and promotion of Western Heritage and the education and cultural enrichment of our diverse audiences.”

http://www.museumofwesternart.com/default.htm

Fall Roundup

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2015

Art Exhibition and Sale

COMANCHE INDIANSTexas State Historical Association

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bmc72

A Comanche named Bow and Quiver. Painted by George Catlin in 1832

http://www.texasindians.com/

Houston Riot of 1917Camp Logan Riot

Houston Chronicle, October 26, 2013- “Remember Camp Logan?” by Lisa Grayhttp://goo.gl/hpZrjK

Texas State Historical Association- “Houston Riot of 1917”by Robert V. Hayneshttp://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jch04

Heritage Society Museum Gallery Exhibit: August 13-November 15, 2014 “Answering the Call to Serve: Camp Logan, Houston Texas 1917-1919”http://www.heritagesociety.org/museumgallery.html

Web Sites

Forgotten Victory: Part I Capturing Blanc Mont Ridgehttp://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/bm1.htm

Forgotten Victory: Part II St. Etienne and the Pursuit to the Aisnehttp://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/bm2.htm

The Battle of St. Etienne: Military History Onlinehttp://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwi/articles/stetienne.aspx

Web Sites (continued)

The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial:The Meuse Argonne Offensive, Sept 26-Nov. 11, 1918,was the largest Allied offensive of World War Ihttp://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Meuse-Argonne_Booklet.pdf

The Sommepy Monument-located on the crest of Mont Blanc Ridge: the monument commemorates the American Divisions that fought in the area with names and insignias carved on the exterior wall:

“36th Division, October 8- October 27, 1918, Machault, Dricourt, St. Etienne-A-Arnes, Forest Farm”

http://www.uswarmemorials.org/

The largest American military cemetery in Europe.

Ben Clayton is buried here.

Websites(continued)A Poppy is to Rememberhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J8FIdFDEaw

In Flanders Field-Song and Slideshowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKEynoTwp8

World War I 100-year commemoration-Royals Plant Poppies at the Tower of Londonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhiKD6YjUvg&noredirect=1

Flanders Field American Cemetery Belgiumhttp://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/flanders-field-american-cemetery

Winning World War I With Foodhttp://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/browse?cuecard=649

The Centennial Commemoration of the United States in World War Ihttp://worldwar-1centennial.org/

Australian War Memorialhttp://www.awm.gov.au/

Cats Who Served in World War Ihttp://io9.com/a-gallery-of-cats-who-served-in-world-war-i-1624713212

Area Attractions

USS Texas (Battleship Texas) commissioned 1914http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/battleship-texas

Heritage Society Museum Gallery Exhibit: August 13-November 15, 2014 Answering the Call to Serve: Camp Logan, Houston Texas 1917-1919http://www.heritagesociety.org/museumgallery.html

Discovery Green: Wings of the City, an art exhibit by Jorge Marin-Friday, Sept. 5-Feb. 8, 20159 bronze sculptures on displayhttp://www.discoverygreen.com/wingsofthecity

MFAH: The Cullen Sculpture Gardenhttps://prv.mfah.org/sculpturegarden/sculpture.asp

Hermann Park: Celebrating 100 years with the centennial art project: Art in the Parkhttp://www.hermannpark.org/centennial/art-in-the-park/

The Printing Museum-Postcards From the Trenches-Oct. 23, 2014-February 14, 2015www.printingmuseum.org

Further Reading

Adult Fiction• Erich Maria Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front• Jojo Moyes. The Girl You Left Behind• Paulette Jiles. The Color of Lightning• Sebastien Japrisot. A Very Long Engagement• Philipp Meyer. The Son• Joseph Boyden. Three Day Road

Adult Non-Fiction• Barbara W. Tuchman. The Guns of August• Paul Fussell. The Great War and Modern Memory• Vera Brittain. Testament of Youth• Jon Stallworthy. Great Poets of World War I: Poetry From the Great War• John Keegan. The First World War

For Younger Readers● L.M. Montgomery. Rilla of Ingleside (Young Adult Fiction)● J. Patrick Lewis. And the Soldiers Sang (Juvenile Nonfiction)● Barbara Elizabeth Walsh. The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to

Veterans (Juvenile Nonfiction)● Michael Morpurgo. War Horse (Juvenile Nonfiction)● William Golding. A Splash of Red: the Life & Art of Horace Pippin ( Juv. Nonfiction)

Connie BarberInformation Literacy SpecialistMacArthur High School

Dorothy Allen Information Literacy SpecialistMacArthur Ninth Grade School

Aldine ISD

Thank you, to all who contributed resources for this presentation.