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

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

Dad’s

Army

DAD’S ARMY’S VIEW OF THE HOME GUARD Key claims made

by Dad’s Army:Poorly

planned/equippedLittle practical useBadly organised &

ledFull of old men

So how accurate is this 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:

1. Make note of key information2. Show

agreement/disagreement with the claims

3. Think about how far you trust the source (Think

CAPS)

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

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…