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Propaganda and

the art of war

Preparation materials for

videoconference/virtual

classroom (KS2)

INF 2/44 45

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

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Teacher’s notes 3

Document: INF 3/203 4

'Help put the lid on Hitler by saving your old metal and paper', unknown date.

Document: INF 3 /87 5

‘Children should be evacuated’ by Dudley S Cowes, unknown date.

Document: INF 3/98 6

‘Dig for Plenty’ by Le Bon, 1944

Document: INF 3/318 7

‘Together’ by William Little, August 1941

Document: INF 2/44/169 8

Document: INF 2/44/45 9

Document: INF 2/44/32 10

Document: INF 2/44/85 11

Contents

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

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Students do not need to do any work in preparation for this videoconference/virtual classroom. However, if

there are students who have visual impairments and may have difficulty viewing the screen during the

session, please enlarge copies of the documents for them to refer to.

This session will lead students through three types of propaganda: government posters, newsreel and

photographs. Students will consider the reasons for propaganda and the nature of propaganda.

Useful links

Online Lessons:

Gordon Ford’s Story: What was it like to be an airman in World War Two? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/lessons/lesson53.htm The Home Front: How did people prepare for the war at home? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/lessons/lesson09.htm Evacuation to Canada: How much care was really taken? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/lessons/lesson35.htm Government Posters: How did Britain encourage people at home to help win the war? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/lessons/lesson19.htm British response to V1 and V2: How did Britain respond to the threat of missile attack in 1943? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/lessons/lesson42.htm Evacuation to Shropshire: What was it like in the Second World War? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/lessons/lesson46.htm Online topics: The Art of War: Britain’s war artists capture the conflict in artwork. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/ Home Front: Fighting the war at home. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/homefront/

Teacher’s notes

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

4

‘Help put the lid on Hitler by saving your old metal and paper’, unknown date.

Document: INF 3/203

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

5

‘Children should be evacuated’ by Dudley S Cowes, unknown date.

Document: INF 3/87

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

6

‘Dig for Plenty’ by Le Bon, 1944

Document: INF 3/98

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

7

‘Together’ by William Little, August 1941.

Document: INF 3/318

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

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Document: INF 2/44/169

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

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Document: INF 2/44/45

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

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Document: INF 2/44/32

Propaganda and the art of war Preparation materials for videoconference/virtual classroom (KS2)

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Document: INF 2/44/85