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May
2006
May
2006
Research for Goodnight Mr Tom
Year 8 Activity on People’s Lives during World War 2
Use this computer lesson to find out about the following topics. You must use your findings to present a paragraph or two on each topic. To find relevant information use the BBC “children at war” website, Google and the website on “Goodnight Mister Tom”. The topics are:
• What was it like to be an evacuee? Remember that not everyone had a positive experience.
• What was the diet of people like during the war? There was rationing and people had to make the best of what was available.
• What was it like during the Blitz in 1940?
