Through the analysis of a photograph of WWII and Korean War Veteran Harold McMurran at age 95 and a 2019 interview with McMurran, students will take inspiration from both the image and video to write a poem in the format of the students choosing to include references to McMurran’s actions and reflections regarding the events surrounding D-Day on June 6, 1944.
ANALYZING IMAGES OF WWII LESSON LINKS:
Document A: Photo of Harold McMurran
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Document B: Analyzing Images Parts I and II: FACTS and OBSERVATIONS
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Document C: Analyzing Images Part III: MOOD
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Document D: Analyzing Images Part IV: DICTION
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Harold McMurran Video LINK
D-Day “Things You Don’t Forget” | Memoirs Of WWII #14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd8okLRFUeQ
ANALYZING IMAGES OF WWII SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
Document E: Biography
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Document F: Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Order of the Day
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Document G: Completed charts and sample poem for teachers
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Eternal Salute