• Text Editing

• Keyboarding and Mouse Skills

Student laptop or device

Actively Learn Account and Classroom (free to create)

Blitz Document to import into Actively account

Battle of Britain Images Slide

Projector

BBC Archives Sound Clip

Activity 1:

Prior to starting this lesson, students should be familiar with the basics of blitzkrieg and its effectiveness.

• Begin class by projecting the Battle of Britain Google Slide and playing the BBC Sound Clip

• As students observe the images of the Battle of Britain and the devastation of the London Blitz, they should be listening to the live recording of a dog fight over the English Channel between the RAF and the German Luftwaffe.

The instructor can choose to play as much of the clip as they feel is necessary for students to get an understanding of the chaotic nature of air battles and dogfights

• After listening to the recording, the class can begin with a brief discussion of the Battle of Britain and the London Blitz

  Students should already have some familiarity with the London Blitz and the larger Battle for Britain prior to this lesson.

  Possible discussion questions could include their reactions to hearing a dog fight play out “live”, whether the German plan to attack via air was an effective idea, things they may remember or already know about the Blitz, connect the devastation of their own hometown or city to that of the London Blitz etc.

Activity 2:

• After the introduction, transition students into the primary source activity on http://www.activelylearn.com/.

  Depending on student familiarity with the website, some overview may be necessary.

  Teacher and Student overview videos are included in the Supplementary resources list below.

ONLS Modern World History

2. The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source

17. World War II devastated most of Europe and Asia, led to the occupation of Eastern Europe and Japan, and began the atomic age

ONLS American History

2. The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source

21. During the 1930s, the U.S. government attempted to distance the country from earlier interventionist policies in the Western Hemisphere as well as retain an isolationist approach to events in Europe and Asia until the beginning of WWII.

BBC History London Blitz

Blitz Photo Gallery

Military History Monthly Blitz WWII