Do: Look at the first page of the pamphlet. Make a list of the different linguistic devices used.
Do: Write one sentence summarising what the first page tells you.
Do: Create a poster aimed at the public to visualise the information written on the first page.
Do: Write a script for a radio infomercial to get across the message of the first page of the pamphlet.
Do: Write a statement arguing either for or against using radio as a means of sharing wartime information. If you are against radio, how could you share your infomercial?
Do: In groups, debate whether or not you think this pamphlet is an example of propaganda, using the first page as evidence.
Do: Imagine you are in the Luftwaffe (German war time air force). Make a list of the reasons why you would want to know where your bombs fell.
Do: Look at a map of Blyth. Annotate the natural, industrial and manmade features that led to it being an air raid target.
Do: Write a diary entry from the perspective of a serviceman in the Luftwaffe sent to carry out an air raid strike against Blyth. Describe what they may have seen as they flew towards Blyth and how they may have felt.
Do: Research British air raid strikes carried out against Germany during WW2. Create an annotated map showing where these air raids took place, why the locations may have been chosen, and the damage they caused.
Do: Write a diary entry from the perspective of a serviceman in the RAF sent to carry out an air raid strike against a location in Germany. Describe what they may have seen as they flew towards the location and how they may have felt.
Do: Compare your two diary entries. What are the similarities and differences, and why are they similar or different?