Goal

To review and discuss the initial evidence that you have about the war with Germany.

Moderators

Use the following instructions to guide the discussion so that your group evaluates the information it has, based on the sources that group members have read, watched, and listened to before the game.

Ask everyone to produce their identity card to prove they are not a spy. If a player cannot produce their card, then the information they is not to be trusted.

Household and community members

Answer these questions:

• Will there be another bombardment and, if so, when?
• Should you move back to the community air raid shelter or stay in your own homes another night?

Fact find

Determine the facts that you have about the war:

• When did it start?
• Have there been other air raids?
• Do you have access to air raid shelters?
• What sources of information do you have?

Evaluate

To answer these questions, evaluate the information you currently have about the war and determine if it is:

• current (which includes relevant)
• authoritative
• truthful (which includes being accurate) and not harmful
• biases

Are you hearing rumours? How do you know?

Record

Use these criteria to evaluate the information that you currently have. Use the Warden’s Report Form/War Report Form to record your findings.

Identify information gaps

Is there any additional information you might need and be able to gather such as:

• What is the Luftwaffe strategy for bombing English cities?
• How many British people have been injured or died so far during the war?
• What air raid precautions were in place in Britain during the war?

Share

Report your evaluation with the other households and community members after your kitchen table discussion.

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