What is the message behind this poster? What clever devices has the artist used to emphasise his message?

How similar were WWII posters to those of WWI?

starter activity

What was life What was life like for FSG like for FSG

pupils during the pupils during the War?War?

TBAT assess how similar / TBAT assess how similar / different conditions were for different conditions were for

FSG evacuueesFSG evacuuees

Learning objectives

Key words: Operation Pied Piper Phoney War

HomeworkHomework

Your teacher gave you a luggage Your teacher gave you a luggage label with the name of an label with the name of an evacuee on it for homework. Find evacuee on it for homework. Find someone else in the class and tell someone else in the class and tell them about your evacuee. Under them about your evacuee. Under the heading ‘Similar stories’ the heading ‘Similar stories’ make a note of any similarities make a note of any similarities between the experiences of between the experiences of evacuees.evacuees.

What are the problems in using What are the problems in using these accounts?these accounts?

Cyfartha Castle, Wales

On June 2nd 1940, children from Folkestone County School for Girls and the Harvey Grammar School

for Boys were evacuated to Cyfartha Castle near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Over 3000 children from

the area were evacuated.

Your taskYour task

Pair up with another student. One of you Pair up with another student. One of you should look for evidence to suggest should look for evidence to suggest life life was positive & excitingwas positive & exciting, the other that , the other that life was frightening or unsettlinglife was frightening or unsettling..

Share findings, and decide if on balance Share findings, and decide if on balance life for students was better back in life for students was better back in FolkestoneFolkestone

Read about the account a Harvey Read about the account a Harvey evacuee – were his experiences any evacuee – were his experiences any different? different?

Your taskYour task Imagine you are an evacuee. Write a Imagine you are an evacuee. Write a

letter home to your parents describing letter home to your parents describing your arrival and your first few days with your arrival and your first few days with your foster family. Refer to the following:your foster family. Refer to the following:

How you were evacuated and matched How you were evacuated and matched with you foster familywith you foster family

Food & accommodationFood & accommodation Other children & your school / choresOther children & your school / chores Ask about preparations against attack Ask about preparations against attack

back home & the ongoing Phoney Warback home & the ongoing Phoney War

SatisfactorySatisfactory Getting betterGetting better Wow factor!Wow factor!

Covers two or Covers two or fewer points fewer points on the taskon the task

Uses limited Uses limited factual factual informationinformation

Limited Limited attempt to attempt to convey the convey the information as information as a letter homea letter home

Covers at Covers at least 2 of the least 2 of the points on the points on the tasktask

Good use of Good use of factual factual information, information, though some though some points missingpoints missing

Set out and Set out and written as a written as a letter homeletter home

Covers 3-4 Covers 3-4 pointspoints

Detailed use Detailed use of factual of factual information, information, e.g. uses e.g. uses terms like terms like ‘Pied Piper’, ‘Pied Piper’, ‘Phoney War’‘Phoney War’

Set out and Set out and written written convincingly convincingly as a letter as a letter home from an home from an evacueeevacuee

HomeworkHomework

Watch a clip from Watch a clip from Goodnight Mr Tom. Goodnight Mr Tom. How useful is this How useful is this film in finding out film in finding out about the about the evacuation of evacuation of children?children?

Read the book or Read the book or watch the film and watch the film and write a reviewwrite a review

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What was life What was life like for FSG like for FSG

pupils during the pupils during the War?War?

TBAT assess how similar / TBAT assess how similar / different conditions were for different conditions were for

FSG evacuueesFSG evacuuees

Learning objectives

Key words: Operation Pied Piper Phoney War