World War 2

Beyond the Lines WWII Animation

Overview

This is a very smart animation that reenacts different scenes of the beach landings during D-Day. This resource highlights the deaths by releasing 'Letters for Home' into the air. It provides a good insight to the chaos, panic and terror surrounding the soldiers. Look carefully around the setting and you will get clues that the story isn't all it seems. A visual story with a heartfelt message.

The main focus for this lesson is linked to literacy and writing a simple recount statement for a newspaper article. This can also be used to write a first person narrative.

Teaching Ideas:

1. Historical research on the landing beaches and the nationality of the troops
2. Hot-seating activities and character study
3. Linked to PDMU and Feelings