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Lesson 4:




 * WELCOME!!! Year 10 you have just walked into the domain of the "Battle of Britain". Imagine yourself on the verge of victory or defeat, in the sweaty cramped cockpit of a BF 109 fighter plane or watching nervously from the roof tops of London as the big names of World War two move thousands of wary battle hardened souls around like chess pieces. Are you a member of his majesties Royal Air Force, fighting for queen and country or are you a proud pilot of the Luftwaffe fighting in the name of "mien Fuhrer" for the expansion of the German empire. **


 * On this wiki you will be able to find everything you need to know for the coming weeks regarding the Battle of Britain. On this page are a serious of links, discussions and activities you will be required to complete as part of your major assessment for this unit of work. Your major assessment will be a podcast recording, but more about that later, lets begin shall we! **

Begin by looking at these websites for brief overviews of the Battle of Britain. A couple are Wikipedia pages so be wary of the information check facts and where possible check the references at the bottom of the page.

[|Wikipedia Battle of Britain] [|Wikipedia Battle of Britain Day] [|Spartacus Educational Battle of Britain]

And for a more in depth study: (good for cross checking Wikipedia ) [|History Learning Site Battle of Britain] World War Two History Podcasts Free to download!

Activity 1: Your are now required to listen to a Podcast titled "Battle of Britain - 175 Shot Down" spoken by Alvar Liddell on the evening of September 15 1940. This is a primary source from the period of the Battle of Britain. Listen carefully to how Liddell speaks and what he speaks about, also while listening to this think about who might have been listening to this radio program at the time in history.


 * The Podcast is at this link, World War Two History Podcasts, the Podcast is number 11 down the list "Battle of Britain - 175 Shot Down". **

**ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:**


 * ** Does the radio presenter sound like he is giving good or bad news? ** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Boulton_Paul_Defiant.jpg width="600" height="247" align="right" caption="264 Squadron Defiants (taken from Wikimedia Commons)"]]


 * ** Do you think the statistics the radio presenter are correct? **
 * ** Why/why not? **


 * ** Why might the presenter want to lie about such information? **


 * ** Using other historical sources can you work out what was a more likely run down of events from the 15th September 1940? **


 * ** Give 3 reasons why primary history sources may not always be accurate. **


 * ** In what ways are this podcast and the one by Winston Churchill similar? **


 * ** What is propaganda? **

Assessment 1: For your first assessment you will be required to discuss three of the above questions with your peers, your required to write a minimum of 50 words on each discussion topic, either in one comment or multiple it is up to you. See below for the three questions selected. Open each post read through it and then answer the question in your own words, it is highly recommend you read the responses of your other students, because this information will be useful in your second assessment.

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Assessment 2: For your second assessment you must use the data uncovered from answering the questions and any information you acquired from your peers, to create a  response to the English midnight radio Podcast by Alvar Liddell.

You must take on board the perspective of the Axis (German) forces and use effective propaganda that would convince German people that the raid on the 15th September 1940 was a success in the same way that Liddell used propaganda.

The Podcast must be at least 30 seconds long and must make reference to facts and information that you have obtained in your research and earlies activities.

Watch the video below for instructions on how to make your own podcast or follow the link to this page: [|YouTube: How to make a Podcast] media type="youtube" key="-hrBbczS9I0" height="349" width="425"