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Unit: World War II

week 2

Session 5: Session 6: Session 7: Session 8:

The Battle of Britain Constructing WWII plane The Battle of Stalingrad Pearl Harbour

Learning intentions: Learning intentions: Learning intentions: Learning intentions:
To examine the Battle of Britain and discuss how it To be able to construct a WII fghter plane. To understand the purpose of Stalingrad and why Hitler To examine the Pearl harbour incident and how America
halted the German Army. wanted it destroyed. became involved in the war.

Starter: Starter: Starter: Starter
Review on what the students have learnt so far about N/A Why do you think Hitler turned against the Soviet Union Why Japan became involved in the war was and what did
WWII. and invaded Eastern Europe? they hope to achieve by bombing Pearl harbour?
Warm-up activity:
Warm-up activity (Pre-Test): • So what was your view on yesterday’s movie on the Battle of Warm-up activity: Warm up activity
Questions: Britain? • Why did the USSR and Nazi Germany sign a treaty in N/A
• So what have we learnt so far about Nazi Germany • What did you learn? 1939?
and their army? • Is it what you expected it to be? • How do you think Stalin felt after Hitler broke the Main activity
• At this stage of the war, can anyone compete with • How do you think the British pilots felt when they heard the treaty and invaded the USSR? • Discuss Japan’s intentions to conquer Asia and join
them? word scramble? • Was Hitler right to invade the USSR? Nazi Germany in global conquest.
• Why are the Nazi’s so strong compared to the • What did Goring and Hitler hope to achieve by bombing • Explain to the students why America adopted the “Iso-
other countries. Great Britain? Main activity lation policy” and refused to enter the war.
• What is the tactic called that is being effective by • Discuss with the class about Operation Barbarossa • Explain to the students why Japan attacked Pearl
the Germans? and what was it? harbour and what was America’s response.
Main activity • Reading activity on the invasion of the USSR. Questions:
Main activity • Students are to work in pairs and be able to construct a • Discuss why Hitler wanted to take over Stalingrad. • Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbour?
• Discuss the intention of Hitler and his opinion on WWII fghter plane to coincide their knowledge on the Battle • Discuss why Stalin did not want to lose Stalingrad. • Did America expect to be attacked?
Great Britain. of Britain. • Explain to the class how the Battle of Stalingrad was • How did the Allied nations react when America joined
• Operation Sea Lion Reading activity, discuss key • Model planes can be purchased from Toy World. the turning point of WWII. the war?
issues and terms. • This activity needs two lessons to complete. • Writing prompt: Students are required to write a 150- • Would the tide of the war change?
• Students are to write a 100-150 word response on 200 word response to the following prompt: ‘The Bat-
the speech by Winston Churchill. Resources: tle of Stalingrad was a psychological battle between Documentary:
• We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may Hitler and Stalin’. Discuss Students are to watch a documentary on Pearl Harbour
be we shall fght on the beaches, we shall fght and express their point of view on the attack.
on the landing grounds, we shall fght in the felds Resources:
and in the streets, we shall fght in the hills; we Resources:
shall never surrender.
• Class is to watch the movie “The Battle of Britain”
and need to write their opinion on the flm

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