Lesson 5 - Oswald Mosley

Lesson 5

Who was Oswald Mosley?

History

Oswald Mosley walks by fascist Blackshirts in salute, circa 1936

Introduction

Learning objectives

• Knowledge: identify who Oswald Mosley was and outline three key stages of his career (early politics → BUF & fascism → post-war/legacy);
• Method: organise information with a clear 3-part plan and deliver or structure a 3-minute talk (intro – 2/3 ideas – conclusion).

Oral session

• 3 minutes
• No written notes
• A structured and organized presentation
• A summary by a student
• A question by another student
• A question by the teacher
• The assessment

Let’s play with Oswald Mosley’s biography

Instructions Here are 20 statements about Oswald Mosley. 10 are true and 10 are false.

• First, do Internet research and find the 10 true statements.
• Then, organize these statements into three categories and prepare an oral session about Oswald Mosley:

• The beginning of his political career
• The attraction to fascism and the creation of the BUF
• Later life and legacy

Conclusion

Conclusion