WW2 Story Maker

WW2 Story Maker

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Dunkirk
During World War II, between 26 May and 4 June 1940, Allied soldiers were evacuated from the beaches and harbour of the French port of Dunkirk. The evacuation was code-named Operation Dynamo. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill praised the ‘miracle’ of Dunkirk but added that ‘wars are not won by evacuations’.
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⊕ Go through the steps below to create your story…

1. Choose the first character for your story…

  • Bill (fishing boat captain)
  • Charlie (teenager)
  • Jimmy (sergeant in British army)
  • Wiktor (Polish Spitfire pilot)
  • Laurant (French farmer)
  • Marie (French citizen)


2. Choose a second character….

  • Terry (wounded British soldier)
  • Franz (patrol boat captain)
  • Otto (U boat – submarine captain)
  • Wolfgang (Stukka pilot)
  • Horst (machine gunner)
  • Helena (nurse)


3. Where does the story start?

  • On the beach (La panne)
  • On the sand dunes
  • Mid channel (half way between England and France)
  • On the pier


4. Choose two things to be in the story…

  • Machine gun
  • Air attack
  • Searchlight
  • Medic/nurse
  • U Boat attack
  • Sinking boat
  • German deserter
  • Mine


5. Start writing at the heart of the story.