Lessonplan: The Blitz Duration: 90 minuten Target group and level: Mbo 4, level A2 Learning goals: To activate the

knowledge learned in the previous class and to be able to answer questions about the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. Content: Time in minutes Start 15 Teacher activities Asking guiding questions to activate pre-knowledge Student activities Activating pre-knowledge from the previous class on the Battle Britain (terms such as Luftwaffe, RAF) Watching the video and making notes. Listening to each others notes to share knowledge.

Activity 10

Setting up the video Discussing the notes with class, how much they understood. Handing out the question forms. Setting up the video again.

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Watching the clip again and answering the questions.

End 20-25 Set up the video one more time and pausing before and after each moment a question should be answered, explaining the answer to the students and checking who got it right. Watch the video one final time and checking the answers to the questions.

Finish

Listening assignment: The Blitz and the Battle of Britain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euRlmTHpSCI Questions: What did the Luftwaffes commander, Herman Gring, try to do by bombing British ships? He tried to get the British airforce to defend the ships so that Luftwaffe could defeat them before the real attack on Britain began. Give two advantages the Luftwaffe had over the British airforce: 1. The Luftwaffe had more planes (1100 vs 700) 2. the Luftwaffe had faster planes What were Luftwaffes main targets for Eagles Day? 1. The RAF fighters; 2. The airfields; 3. The aircraft factories. What was Herman Grings mistake that made the first bombing assault less effective? He thought that having the RAF having RADAR was not important but because of RADAR the RAF knew when the bombers were coming and fought them off. Why did the Luftwaffe bomb London? Because a number of bombers lost their way and ended up over London. Why was the bombing of London such a turning point in the war and how did the RAF respond? Because it was the first bombing of a non-military target. In response the RAF bombed Berlin. What was Grings second mistake? He focused on bombing London rather than taking out te RAF, which gave the RAF the rest they needed instead of breaking down. What was the Blitz? The Germans stopped trying to take out the RAF and started nightly bombings of cities. How many months did the Blitz last? For about eight months (from October the fifth until May the tenth) Why did the Blitz stop? Hitler thought Britain was not a serious threat and wanted to focus on eastern Europe.