Y6: 2-11. Evacuation – Part III

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World War Two

Today we are going to ……

  • to …recap descriptive techniques
  • to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task
  • to …record relevant information for Chapter 2

1.

Let’s continue to examine evacuation during WWII.

The animation below will give us an idea of what it must have been like to be an evacuee during the war.

A Day in the Life Of A 10-Year-Old Evacuee. (2:30 minutes long)

2.

For parents evacuation was also a unique experience. Let’s see what we can learn about the evacuations from the perspective of a mother.

Mothers who waved goodbye: Evacuation in World War II. (6:09 minutes long)

3.

Now you are going to complete an assessment task. You may choose to either do Task 3 , or Task 4.

EITHER…

Complete the questions on the worksheet. Then write a letter home from an imaginary evacuee in the countryside.

EXAMPLES

-EXAMPLE 1-

-EXAMPLE 2-

-EXAMPLE 3-

-EXAMPLE 4-

OR…

Design a poster (with a clever slogan) to encourage parents to send their children to the countryside. The poster must show your understanding of how important evacuation was. It must also be visually impressive!

Propaganda is a way of advertising to change people’s opinions about something. It is information that is spread for the purpose of promoting a cause. For example, during WW2 the government used propaganda posters to encourage people to evacuate to the countryside.

Read the information and instructions carefully. Then complete the task on A4 paper.

SOME IDEAS

4.

If there is still time, complete this short revision task on evacuation during WW2. You have to read the text and then answer the questions.

SOLUTION

5.

Useful Links for WW2:

—WORKBOOK—

Click on the book to access an online flip-book version of this workbook.

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—ADDITIONAL MATERIAL—

You may be asked to complete more tasks in your WW2 Workbook!

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