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How accurate is the “Dad’s Army view” of the Home Guard?

How accurate is the “Dad’s Army view” of the Home Guard?. Identify how the Home Guard have been portrayed Use evidence critically to test this interpretation. How accurate is the Dad’s Army view of the Home Guard?. Dad’s Army (1968) has created a very particular image of the LDV/Home Guard

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How accurate is the “Dad’s Army view” of the Home Guard?

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  1. How accurate is the “Dad’s Army view” of the Home Guard? Identify how the Home Guard have been portrayed Use evidence critically to test this interpretation

  2. How accurate is the Dad’s Army view of the Home Guard? • Dad’s Army (1968) has created a very particular image of the LDV/Home Guard • As you watch these clips make a brief notes on how the Home Guard are portrayed • Who are they? How are they organised? What activities do they do etc… • Clip 1 (2:18-3:50) • Clip 2 (6:20-8:10) • Clip 3 (7:20-9:40) • Clip 4 (3:00-5:30) • OR JOINED VERSION

  3. Dad’s Army’s view of the Home Guard Around the room are a series of sources on the Home Guard Work in pairs to find evidence to either agree or disagree with the claims made by Dad’s Army You need to: Make note of key information Show agreement/disagreement with the claims Think about how far you trust the source (Think CAPS) • Key claims made by Dad’s Army: • Poorly planned/equipped • Little practical use • Badly organised & led • Full of old men • So how accurate is this view of the Home Guard?

  4. How accurate is the “Dad’s Army view” of the Home Guard? • Finally you need to communicate your findings. How accurate is the “dad’s army” view? • You need write a short explanation with the following features: • Evidence which agrees with the dad’s army view • Evidence which disagrees • A conclusion • Remember to make clear points, give evidence and explain how the evidence is relevant (PEEL) • In your conclusion you should comment on which side of the argument has the best weight of evidence. • This is about the most reliable sources not just the numbers of sources. • Be ready to share

  5. How accurate is the “Dad’s Army view” of the Home Guard? • Agreeing • On one hand Dad’s Army gives a fairly accurate view of the Home Guard… • However there are some issues with this evidence. For example… • This is a reliable piece of evidence because… • This links with Source X which suggests… • Disagreeing • On the other hand, Dad’s army does not show the full picture… • However the purpose of this source was… therefore • The context in which the source was written means… • This source was aimed at… therefore… • Another piece of evidence which supports this view is… • Concluding • Overall the evidence seems to best support… • This side of the argument has the strongest evidence because…

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