Dunkirk Was it a success or failure?

Dunkirk

Was it a success or failure?

Learning Objectives: Learning Outcomes:• What happened at Dunkirk?• Was it a success or a failure? Come to your own interpretation.

• What is an interpretation?• What interpretations are there about Dunkirk? (Level 4)•Why do people have different interpretations? (Level 5)

• You will have a spider diagram with facts about what happened at Dunkirk.• You will use the knowledge from various sources to write your own interpretation of what happened at Dunkirk.• You will have a definition for the word interpretation.•You will have completed a table looking at different people’s interpretations and give reasons for why people might have those opinions.

Historical Skill:Interpretation (Last studied – WW1 comparing Blackadder & Gallipoli)

A) Literacy Starter: write a definition for these words Evacuation means…

Morale means….

Victory means ….

Defeated means …..

Resistance means …

Abandoned means ..

Reliability means ….

yourselfUse the sentence list

3 mins

Think about what you have learnt in Yr 9, give an example for each word

MINI PLENARY How did you do?

Evacuation means ..escape

Morale means…. peoples feelings eg. Fighting spirit

Victory means …. winning / a success

Defeated means ….. loosing / a failure

Resistance means …to stand up to someone

Abandoned means ... Left behind

Reliability means ,,,, is something truthful

yourselfUse the sentence list Think about what you have

learnt in Yr 9, give an example for each word

3 mins

What happened at Dunkirk?

• Watch the following clip.

• Jot down as many different facts as you can about what happened at Dunkirk.

Extension – colour-code your facts. One colour = successSecond colour = failures

WHAT HAPPENED AT DUNKIRK?

MINI PLENARY – What happened at Dunkirk?

Stretch Yourself: – colour-code your facts. One colour = success Second colour = failures

WHAT HAPPENED AT DUNKIRK?

5 mins

Dunkirk

Was it a success or failure?

What does the word What does the word interpretation mean?interpretation mean?

The word interpretation is used in history to describe someone’s final

conclusion /opinion about the past. E.g. The film Chronicles of Narnia is the

directors view (interpretation) of the book made into a film.

Dunkirk Interpretation means _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Describe the source: (what type of source is it? Who wrote it? When was it

written?)

Does it say Dunkirk was a success or failure for the British? (Give supporting

evidence)

Is the source reliable? Why does this person have this interpretation? What might have affected their

interpretation?

Film – Atonement (2008)

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3

Source 4

Source 5

Extension source

DunkirkDescription of the source – type, who wrote it, when written

Does it say Dunkirk was a success or failure? With eg’s

Is the source reliable?

Why does this person have this interpretation?

Source 1: written by a German fighter pilot, in a letter home in 1940

Failure“cold blooded killing”, I went up and down spraying t hem with bullets”

NO – because it is written by a German pilot who is the enemy

Written in 1940 during the war, so he would want to look successful

He would also be affected by propaganda

He might want to make himself look brave and successful in his letter to his family

His letter might reassure his family that Germany is winning the war and he is safe

Dunkirk Interpretation means _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Describe the source: (what type of source is it? Who wrote it? When was it

written?)

Does it say Dunkirk was a success or failure for the British? (Give supporting

evidence)

Is the source reliable? Why does this person have this interpretation? What might have affected their

interpretation?

Film – Atonement (2008)

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3

Source 4

Source 5

Extension source

25 minutes

Extension –

1. Rank the sources into ‘strength of reliability’ eg. which from the most reliable to the least reliable

2. How does this affect your judgement?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_yhuhp880s



http://www.mangolanguages.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bigstockphoto_Thinking_4755601.jpg

Mid task peer assessment• Swap notes with the person next to you. Read through their work and complete the reflection notes:

1. Are they able to decide on success or failure (level 3)

2. Do they give any supporting evidence? (Level 4)

3. Can they decide if the source is reliable?(Level 5)

4. Can they explain why the person has that interpretation (Level 6)

• WW comment

• EBI comment

10 minutes

Plenary: Individual Refection

Complete the triangle grid:

Identify 3 things you have learnt this lesson

Identify 2 key words/vocabfrom the lesson (LITERACY)

Identify an individual targetthat you need to work on next lesson/few lessons

5 minutes

Lesson 2

Was the evacuation of Dunkirk a success or failure?

Learning Objectives: Learning Outcomes:• What happened at Dunkirk?•Was it a success or a failure? •Write your own interpretation.

•You will write your own interpretation of what happened at Dunkirk. (Level 4)

•You will explain why people have different interpretations? (Level 5)

•Some of you will explain why interpretations differ over time (Level 6)


Starter – complete the table to show your knowledge

• When?

• Where?

• What?

• Why?

• How?

• How does the author of a source effect the interpretation?

Source Failure Success Why?

British General organising the evacuation

He would want to look organised and successful unreliable

German Gunner

BBC radio broadcast at the time

EXTENSION:Photo in a history book

Starter – complete the table to show your knowledge

• When? May 1940

• Where?Dunkirk beach, France

• What?Operation Dynamo

300,000 troops rescued

• Why? rescue troops from the Nazis

• How?Mostly by sea, steamers,

fishing boats,

• How does the author of a source effect the interpretation?

Source Failure Success Why?

British General organising the evacuation 1960

He would want to look organised and successful unreliable

German Gunner’s letter home to his family 1940

He may want to reassure them

BBC radio broadcast at the time

Propaganda would lie to keep morale high

Photo in a history book

Intention is to inform, no reason to lie

Task…• Task:

– Write your own interpretation of what happened at Dunkirk. Was it a success or a failure or a bit of both in your opinion?

– You can present your ideas in any way you like (e.g. written document, leaflet, secret report, advert, A4 Poster, )

• (Success Criteria) - Your interpretation should include:– A picture that reflects your interpretation; (this can be found

for homework)– Factual knowledge of what happened to support your

interpretation;– A catchy title that reflects your interpretation;– Conclusion:– Why do people have different interpretations of the past

(Level 5) with supporting examples (Level 4).– Why might interpretations change over time? (Level 6)

Example 1: Triumph at Dunkirk: British Troops return victorious to fight another day!

• I think Dunkirk was a victory for the British. Evidence to support this comes from Source 3 which tells me that “it is clear that they, (the soldiers) have come back in glory; that their morale is as high as ever and that they are anxious to be back again”. This means that they did not feel defeated and wanted to continue fighting. From my own knowledge, I know that 300,000 men were rescued and that this was a significant number of men. This was important to the long term future of the war because it meant that the men could fight again another day.

Example 1: Triumph at Dunkirk: British Troops return victorious to fight another day!

• I think Dunkirk was a victory for the British. Evidence to support this comes from Source 3 which tells me that “it is clear that they, (the soldiers) have come back in glory; that their morale is as high as ever and that they are anxious to be back again. This means that they did not feel defeated and wanted to continue fighting. From my own knowledge, I know that 300,000 men were rescued and that this was a significant number of men. This was important to the long term future of the war because it meant that the men could fight again another day.

‘DOMESDAY AT DUNKIRK’I think Dunkirk was a disaster for the British. While it is true that they did succeed in saving 300,000 troops and this is an achievement, I feel that the price paid was too high.

Sources 1 and 5 both show examples of the failures. For example, source 1 tells us that a German pilot killed many soldiers while they waited on the beaches, “the beaches were jammed with soldiers. I went up and down spaying them with bullets”. This shows us that the evacuation was not quick enough. However, the German pilot is the enemy and he may have an unreliable interpretation of events, making himself appear more successful than he actually was. That said, source 5 supports this – I can see dead bodies in the photo and abandoned equipment. I can therefore infer that the evacuation was not that successful.

Task…• Task:







Mark SchemeLevel 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Simple factsEg it was a failure/success

(PEA) Reaches a decision and gives examples

(PEA) Reaches a decision and gives examples.

Explains why people have different interpretations.

Answer will also consider reliability

(PEAR) Explains different opinions and considers reliability

and explains why these might change over time A balanced argument is given before reaching a conclusion Ideas may be linked, a sources cross referenced

Personal Target Setting

• My Current KS3 Target = ________

• What grade did you achieve in your last assessment “Where would you have rather lived in 1929 – America or the USSR?” _______

• Look at the mark scheme – what do you need to do to achieve your target grade?

• What do you need to do to achieve your aim higher grade?

Task…• Task:







My Advert Story Board

Write Title here

Write your main point here –factual knowledge

Explain Title here Give some supporting evidence

Is the evidence reliable?

Why does this person have this interpretation?

Extension: Why do interpretations change over time?

Describe what you have chosen for your main image

Main image here

Find a picture that matches your point

Find a relevant picture



Write your title here:

Put your picture here:

Show your factual knowledge here:

Conclusion:

Why do people have different interpretations of the past (Level 5) with supporting examples (Level 4).

Why might interpretations change over time? (Level 6)

Write your title here:

Put your picture here:

Show your factual knowledge here:

I think the evacuation of Dunkirk was a victory/defeat because ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. My evidence to support this is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………

I think this evidence is reliable because …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Conclusion:

Why do people have different interpretations of the past (Level 5) with supporting examples (Level 4).

People have different interpretations because …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

For example ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Interpretations change over time because………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……

Written report – writing frame (please write on lined paper)

Title: ______________

The evacuation of Dunkirk was ….

The picture I have chosen is …..

I think the evacuation of Dunkirk was a success/failure/a bit of both for the British because …….

Evidence to support this is ……………..

This evidence is/is not reliable because …….

Interpretations change over time because …..

Learning Objectives: Learning Outcomes:• What happened at Dunkirk?•Was it a success or a failure? •Write your own interpretation.

•You will write your own interpretation of what happened at Dunkirk. (Level 4)

•You will explain why people have different interpretations? (Level 5)

•Some of you will explain why interpretations differ over time (Level 6)


Mid Activity Feedback

Your interpretation should include:

A picture that reflects your interpretation;

Factual knowledge of what happened to support your interpretation;

A catchy title that reflects your interpretation;

Conclusion:Why do people have different interpretations of the past (Level 5) with supporting examples (Level 4).


WWW Comment: _____________________________________________EBI Comment: ________________________________________________

One fact I learnt about Dunkirk

One thing I did well?

One thing that I would like to change/improve?

One thing that I enjoyed doing?

What do I need to do for homework?

Handy Plenary

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