My Wife's Year 9s

Paul Reed · 03-01-2008, 09:22 PM

My wife is training to be a History teacher at present; she recently did a D Day project with her Year 9s. They were asked to come up with ideas of reflecting a personal story of someone involved in D Day. She put together various packs on the men and women involved - military and civilian - so they had an idea of the sort of people who took part, and they then had to go off and produce something. Some wrote diaries, others wrote letters, some put together newspapers, and these lads put together a video.

Do have a look at it - maybe turn the volume down if you're not in thrash metal!

- and while the lads are worried they might offend war veterans, I thought it was quite a novel way of putting soldiers in Normandy into context. When you see what one of their locations is, then you'll realise they have thought about this. Anyway, take a look:

YouTube - D-Day, the year 9's story

Owen · 03-01-2008, 10:26 PM

I sound like an old fart now, that's not music , it's just a noise.

Good point they made, it's not like playing soldiers.
Have I got this sort of thing to look forward to as my little 'uns get older?

mahross · 04-01-2008, 12:02 PM

Paul - That is very good. I have seen a few of these before and I have to admit they work well in class even with 16-18 year olds. Have to agree with Owen though it is more noise than music

Ross

deadb_tch · 04-01-2008, 05:21 PM

WOW!!! What a modern wave metal stuff, "you're a traitor, arrrrgghhhh!" (if I understood lyrics right), Paul, funny way to show D-Day

I'm a bit old for such music (my junior brother like such stuff more than me)

I like stuff like this YouTube - 55 Escape - My Side

Any way this is interesting

03-01-2008, 09:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK/France Posts: 2,854	My Wife's Year 9s My wife is training to be a History teacher at present; she recently did a D Day project with her Year 9s. They were asked to come up with ideas of reflecting a personal story of someone involved in D Day. She put together various packs on the men and women involved - military and civilian - so they had an idea of the sort of people who took part, and they then had to go off and produce something. Some wrote diaries, others wrote letters, some put together newspapers, and these lads put together a video. Do have a look at it - maybe turn the volume down if you're not in thrash metal! - and while the lads are worried they might offend war veterans, I thought it was quite a novel way of putting soldiers in Normandy into context. When you see what one of their locations is, then you'll realise they have thought about this. Anyway, take a look: YouTube - D-Day, the year 9's story __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

04-01-2008, 12:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
mahross Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Penzance, Cornwall, UK Posts: 277	Paul - That is very good. I have seen a few of these before and I have to admit they work well in class even with 16-18 year olds. Have to agree with Owen though it is more noise than music Ross __________________ Thoughts on Military History

04-01-2008, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
deadb_tch the deadliest b#tch ever Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Russian Federation Posts: 844	WOW!!! What a modern wave metal stuff, "you're a traitor, arrrrgghhhh!" (if I understood lyrics right), Paul, funny way to show D-Day I'm a bit old for such music (my junior brother like such stuff more than me) I like stuff like this YouTube - 55 Escape - My Side Any way this is interesting __________________ I DRIVE HONDA. HONDA - POWER IN YOUR ARMS. Grandfather: front medic, caught by nazi in defence of Moscow 1941, placed into POW camp, ran away from camp, got a gangrene, lost left leg, survived war, now RIP. INTERACTIVE BOOK of EASTERN FRONT from 22 june 1941 to 9th may 1945 (5+ hours of show with videos, photos, audio notes from soviet veterans etc.): http://english.pobediteli.ru FEEL FREE TO CORRECT MY ENGLISH! FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. マキシマムザホルモン [Makishimamu Za Horumon]

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Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,696	I sound like an old fart now, that's not music , it's just a noise. Good point they made, it's not like playing soldiers. Have I got this sort of thing to look forward to as my little 'uns get older?

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