The Blitz Survivor Stories

In this lesson, we will look at an extract from a newspaper article. We will think about what we already know, what we can infer and generate questions to help reflect upon what we do not yet know.

In this lesson, we will place World War II on a timeline and be taught some subject-specific vocabulary. We will then read a first hand account from a Blitz survivor and answer a range of inference and retrieval questions.

In this lesson, we will reflect upon the author's experience as we read. There will be a writing opportunity which will help us understand that reading helps us understand an entirely different life while building our ability to empathise.

In this lesson, we will read a new account of a Blitz survivor and look at some of the language used to help them build comprehension. We will also make some brief comparisons between the two texts.

In this lesson, we will make a mind map that will illustrate what we are learning from the books that we are reading. Finally, we will be introduced to books that could deepen our knowledge and further our interest in WWII.