THE LION, WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

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1 THE LION, WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

2 Create a timeline June January September August October September

3 Evacuation of Children The Blitz Operation Pied Pieper

4 1st June Definite plans still had not been made, so the Committee decided children would be evacuated school by school, with their parents consent, to mainly private houses. The Government should pay the costs of the scheme. 1938

5 nd Sept A special conference was held at Chelmsford where Essex towns were asked to take London evacuees. The WVS set up an evacuation committee and billeting officers were appointed.

6 29th Sept The Government published its plans for the evacuation of 2 million people from London, one quarter of them school children.

7 30th Sept The Government s plans for evacuation were to start with the evacuation of 500,000 school children. In Europe, however, the Czechs signed the Munich Agreement, giving Hitler the Sudetenland so the scheme was called off - 4,000 children from nurseries and special schools had already been removed. 1938

8 1938 6th Oct All children evacuated on the 30th September had returned home. Their experience was to be vital for future plans.

9 January The Government decided on the safer areas where evacuees might be sent. These local authorities were asked to visit every household to find out how many spare rooms there were. 4,800,000 rooms were available. 1939

10 th August A huge evacuation rehearsal took place. Teachers, inspectors and helpers were on duty as the children began to arrive at 6 a.m. carrying their masks and bags. Each school was given a number and area at which to meet.

11 September 1939 Fourteen hours after the notice for evacuation had been given, the WVS, teachers, transport workers and other volunteers started the Great Trek. Policemen helped to organize the masses of children with instructions from loudspeaker vans. Public transport had been arranged so that no groups of children should have to wait more than fifteen minutes. Buses, trains, the Underground, pleasure steamers were all used and telegrams were sent to inform station masters at reception areas once groups of evacuees were on their way. Over the week, the evacuations were completed and thought to be a great success. The number of children who were evacuated was not quite as high as expected as some parents preferred to face the war as a family.

12 Evacuation of Children The Blitz Operation Pied Pieper The BBC Announcement September 9 th, 1939

13 What did they take? Boys 2 vests 2 pairs of pants Pair of trousers 2 pairs of socks 6 handkerchiefs Pullover or jersey Girls Vest Pair of knickers Petticoat 2 pairs of stockings 6 handkerchiefs Slip (like a very long vest with shoulder straps) Blouse Cardigan

14 What else did they pack in their suitcases? Overcoat or mackintosh Comb 1 pair of Wellington boots Towel Soap Facecloth Toothbrush Boots or shoes Plimsolls Sandwiches Packet of nuts and raisins Dry biscuits Barley sugar (rather than sugar) Apple

15 Evacuees BBC History World War Two In-Depth

16 Real Stories Read your evacuee story and answer the following questions: 1. How long were they gone? 2. Where did the go? Private or not? 3. What was his or her experience like? List at least four things describing the situation 4. Write two interesting/surprising things from his or her story.

17 Ken Giles First Evacuation 1 week Second Evacuation 10 months

18 Scott Bannister Family moved Scott and his two brothers were sent away

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20 Phyl Jones Private Evacuee

21 Charles Tyrrell 1 st Family didn t want him, they wanted a girl Had to be moved and reassigned Dad came suddenly to bring him home.

22 I didn t even know there was a war going on

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24 Allegory symbolic elements: characters and/or events are to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper, often spiritual, moral, or political meaning symbolic expression of meaning in story: the symbolic expression of a deeper meaning through a story or scene acted out by human, animal, or mythical characters "the poet's use of allegory"

25 A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CHRISTIANITY Adam and Eve Death and resurrection Christmas & Easter Devil

26 A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CHRISTIANITY Christians follow the teachings of, and about, Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as Jesus Christ. Jesus was a Jewish itinerant preacher who was born probably between 7 and 4 BCE. He was executed by the Roman occupying authorities in Palestine, perhaps on a Friday, in the spring of the year 30 CE (e.g APR-7). Most Christians regard him as the son of God. They further believe that he is God, the second person in the Trinity. Most Christians believe that Jesus co-existed with God before the creation of the world, was born of a virgin, was bodily resurrected three days after his death, and later ascended to Heaven. Furthermore, it is Jesus death and resurrection that has made it possible for people to enter in to heaven. Before, because humans were inherently sinful, they were condemned to spend eternity in hell. According to the Bible, Jesus willingly went to die, knowing that his sacrifice would save humanity.

27 Journal: Escape Minnesota is at war with Wisconsin. There are air raids and bombings every night in your hometown. Your family decides to send you to a rural farm in Iowa for safety. You are leaving immediately, and cannot bring anything with you. You will be staying in secluded house which no one knows about, with very little technology. (Think 1980 technology ) What three things will you miss the most? Why? How will you entertain yourself without a cell phone, computer, TV, ipod? Oh my!