Evacuation of Dunkirk On your whiteboard please write O ne thing youve learned One question A British News Report 1940 There were no journalists at Dunkirk and it was five days before the government allowed any reports to be made Even then journalists had to rely on what they were to ID: 271731
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Dunkirk: A Success or Failure?
Evacuation of DunkirkOn your whiteboard, please write:One thing you’ve learnedOne questionSlide2
A British News Report, 1940
There were no journalists at Dunkirk and it was five days before the government allowed any reports to be made. Even then, journalists had to rely on what they were told by the government for information.
However, more information emerged later on.Slide3
Dunkirk: A Success or Failure?
All should be able to describe what happened in Dunkirk (Level 4)Most should be able to explain reasons that Dunkirk can be seen as a success and reasons it can be seen as a failure (Level 5)Some could come to a sustained judgement about whether events at Dunkirk should be remembered as a success or a
failure
(Level 6+)Slide4
Key Terms
Please write the following terms in your book, leaving 2-3 spaces between for the definitions.BlitzkriegDunkirk
Evacuate
Operation DynamoSlide5
Dunkirk: Success or Failure?
In April 1940, the Germans invaded France. The Germans were so quick that the French and the British armies were pushed back to the beaches of Dunkirk. This style of attack is called a Blitzkrieg
which translates to lightening war.
On
27th May 1940 – the British government, led by Winston Churchill, put a plan called ‘Operation Dynamo’ into action. The aim was to evacuate the troops to Britain by ship. Slide6
Your Mission.
You need to decide if Dunkirk was a success or failure by the end of the lesson.In groups, at your tables, you will be given primary resources about DunkirkYou need to analyse the resources and put together your evidence on the form attachedSlide7
Extension of Learning
How do you think Churchill (the British PM) and the government wanted people to view Dunkirk – as a victory or a disaster? How could they achieve their aims?
Churchill, PM from 1940-45Slide8
Dunkirk: A Success or Failure?
All should be able to describe what happened in Dunkirk (Level 4)Most should be able to explain reasons that Dunkirk can be seen as a success and reasons it can be seen as a failure (Level 5)Some could come to a sustained judgement about whether events at Dunkirk should be remembered as a success or a
failure
(Level 6+)