Working towards the end goal of producing a book cover to encapsulate the key details of Amelia’s achievements, pupils learn, through a few short preparatory tasks, to discriminate between what is important and what peripheral. They also look at a range of ways that Amelia has been commemorated and come to a judgment about which are most fitting.
Learning objectives
- Pupils show an understanding of significance
- They can distinguish between the important and the relatively unimportant
- They can make sensible suggestions as to ways of commemorating Amelia’s achievements, showing appreciation of time and period.
Step 1
Introduce pupils to the idea of commemoration if they are not familiar with it. Use slides 2-8 on the Powerpoint to illustrate the various ways her achievements have been immortalised. Can the children identify the type of source? Which would they have chosen?
The list includes:
- a museum
- An airport in America
- A film about her life
- A monument
- A medal
- A reading book for young children
- And a stamp
Pupils should pick up on the idea that the type of commemoration should remind us of the nature of her achievements, so should feature her in flying gear, with a plane from the 1930s,
