{"id":2951,"date":"2014-01-24T17:43:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T14:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2013-12-20T17:45:12","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T14:45:12","slug":"churchill-hero-or-villain-introductory-lesson-and-activity-teacher-lesson-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/year-9-history\/churchill-hero-or-villain-introductory-lesson-and-activity-teacher-lesson-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Churchill, hero or villain – Introductory Lesson and Activity – Teacher Lesson Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"Winston<\/a>Introductory Lesson and Activity – Teacher Lesson Plan
\nThis introductory lesson gets students to pull apart what it means to be a ‘hero’ or a ‘villain’. Students brainstorm what they know about Churchill and will probably lean more towards a ‘hero’ interpretation. But then the teacher provides a twist in the tail for the second half of the lesson that should get them thinking….!<\/p>\n

Part of the detailed, stand-alone study unit based around an interactive Head2Head Virtual Interview with Winston Churchill.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introductory Lesson and Activity – Teacher Lesson Plan This introductory lesson gets students to pull apart what it means to be a ‘hero’ or a ‘villain’. Students brainstorm what they know about Churchill and will probably lean more towards a ‘hero’ interpretation. But then the teacher provides a twist in the tail for the second… <\/p>\n

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