World War Two - History Keystage 3

Schemes of Work
History, Unit 18: Hot war, cold war why did the major twentieth-century conflicts affect so many people? Section 5: What do local people remember about the main conflicts?

Objectives

• about the impact of world events upon ordinary people
• to select and use a variety of local source material to contribute to an investigation

Activities
Using the extracts explore what local people remember about the Second World War. Discuss the impact of the war on the local area.

Outcomes

Identify some of the key events of the Second World War in the local area.

Explain the impact of 'total war' on local people.

Suggested tasks

Divide class into groups to look at one of the following themes:

• Ask the group to explore the impact of war on the local area and population e.g., disability, death, mental health, poverty, rationing, memorials, housing, local politics, women's rights. The group could report back to the class through making a multimedia presentation.