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Unit: World War II

week 3

Session 9: Session 10: Session 11: Session 12:

D-Day Nazi Germany on the defensive The Fall of Berlin Test

Learning intentions: Learning intentions: Learning intentions: Learning intentions:
To examine what D-Day meant and how it changed the To analyse the Allied invasion and Germany’s defensive tactics. To analyse how Berlin collapsed and the Allies defeated To be able to use your knowledge to complete a test on
balance of power. Nazi Germany. WWII.

Starter: Starter: Starter: Starter
What was D-Day and what did it mean for the Allies? • What was D-Day about? • How did the tide of the war change to favour the Students are reminded of the expectations and require-
• Why was it so successful for the Allies? Allies? ments under test conditions, etc.
Warm-up activity (Pre-Test): • Were the Nazi’s unprepared? • What occurred on June 6 1944?
N/A • What was happening on the Eastern Front? Warm up activity
Warm-up activity: N/A
Main activity N/A Warm-up activity:
• Discussion: Discuss with the students what prepa- N/A Main activity
rations were being made by the Allies on invading Main activity • Students are required to complete a short answer
France and pushing Nazi Germany back. • Discuss with the students about the Allies advance through Main activity test.
• How did the Nazi’s plan for an imminent Allied Western Europe and USSR’s advancement through Eastern • Discuss with the students what was happening to • Duration of the test should be 30-45mins.
attack? Europe. Nazi Germany and the two fronts they were fghting • Once the test is complete, students are required to
• Why did D-Day have to be postposed so many • Reading activity on the Allies advancement. on. watch the movie “Downfall”.
times? • Discuss key issues and terms. • Students are to read information on the Battle of the • Once movie is fnished, discuss with the students
• Explain to the students what happened on D-Day • Students are to complete questions from the WWII work- Bludge and discuss key issues and terms. what Hitler’s fnal hours were like and for the German
and what the outcome was. sheet. • Students are required to complete questions 1-5 on people in Berlin.
• Students are to discussion the following ques- • Explain to the class about the Jewish Holocaust. p.125 in the Humanities Alive 4.
tion with their peers. Did D-Day effectively mark • Spend 15-20 minutes on the Jewish Holocaust and how it • Discuss with the students how the Soviet troops went Movie:
the day that Nazi Germany would lose the war? got worse because the Allies were coming closer to Germa- into Berlin frst and destroyed the Nazi military and Downfall
Explain. ny. Berlin.
• Explain to the students about Hitler’s suicide and Nazi
Documentary: Documentary: Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allies.
Show the opening 15 minutes of Saving Private Ryan Show students a documentary on The Holocaust.
so students can visually see what the Allied troops Resources:
were up against. Resources:

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