Multi-Genre Project
Turning Point Battles in World War II
Acacia Irish,
Period 2, 3/26/12
Table of Contents
Preface…………………………………………………………………......……………………………………………………………. Page 1
Battle of the Bulge- Comic………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 2
Battle of Britain- 1st person narrative, civilian…………….………………………………………….. Page 3
Battle of Midway- Two person poem between Japanese soldier and American soldier……............................................................................................................................................. Page 4
Pearl Harbor- Letter from American solider to his family…………………………………….. Page 5
Stalingrad- Advice Column……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 6
Works Cited………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...........….. Page 7
Preface pg.1
Dear reader,
If you are reading this is means you are interested in the topic I chose for my project, which is major turning point battles in World War II. I chose this topic because I knew there was a lot I needed to learn about World War II and I find it interesting to know what happened in each different battle. Throughout my different genres I want to capture the emotions people had during the battles, and I want to show what happened in each battle. The genres I chose to incorporate into my project are a comic, a letter, an advice column, a two-person poem, and a narrative. I chose these genres because I felt that they would be the best to express what I portray the battles to be about. Major turning point battles in World War II are an important topic because everyone should know not only who won the war, but who won each specific battle. All of the different battles I discuss are very important in the outcome of World War II. When reading each of my different genres you should read them as if you are the characters in them. Try to feel the emotions the people/soldiers would be feeling while writing it or being in it. It should also be taken seriously because they are real life events that shouldn’t be taken lightly. This is a very important subject and I hope you enjoy the way I decided to portray it.
Sincerely,
Acacia Irish
Battle of Britain- 1st person narrative,civilian (www.bbc.co.uk) Pg.3
Today is Wednesday, but our story really began on Monday. It was a nice sunny day, but far away you could hear the explosions from France. Our beloved hero Cobber Kain had just died. He was such a good leader, but I’m glad that we had people like him that continued fighting for us. Many Germans were getting closer, but they were losing thousands of men in the process. I was worried they would reach Paris, where so much had already happened and so many had died. On the news I saw that Italy had already lost 24 ships, yet they continued to send more out! The weather shifted and the clouds started to roll in. The RAF had bombed Libya and Milta, and continued to send out ships all the while. The RAF had started bombing Italy, and the South African air force was bombing them too! They both were very successful. To my dismay, the Germans made it into Paris, and they were marching through it! I wanted this to end. We were sending thousands of men each day whose only purpose to protect us and it seemed that our men were dying in vain.
By Tuesday, the Germans had completely taken over Paris, but on the bright side the weather had lightened up and it sunny was again. Still we were sending more and more men every day.
Today the weather is a little gloomy again. It seems to change as much as my feelings do. I don’t know what to think of this war anymore, so many things have happened. I don’t know what to believe or put my hope into. When I watched the news I discovered that France has laid down their arms! I knew this was coming but my little hope that they wouldn’t has been shattered. I want to know the terms Hitler is going to give France; waiting patiently is taking its toll. I hope this all turns out alright.
Battle of Midway- Two person poem between Japanese Soldier and American Soldier (Wikipedia) pg.4
The Americans will never see this coming!
They will be so surprised!
The Japanese will never suspect us!
They won’t know what to do when they see this!
They have no idea about our trap!
Never in a million years will they have seen
This coming.
I can’t wait to see the look on their faces
When they see us….
They won’t know how to react once they
Discover we decoded their message and
Set up an ambush!
It is almost time for the attack, the U.S. will
No longer be a power in the Pacific
Wait… What’s that?
We are going in! The Japanese are right
Where we want them, they look so confused!
BOOM!!!
One of our aircrafts carriers has been destroyed!
And another! How could they have known about
Our attack?!
Yes! We are doing great! We have already taken
Out two, wait, no three Japanese aircraft carriers!
NO! They took out of heavy cruiser, and another
Carrier! We must retreat it is our only hope.
We have won! I am so excited; we did so well! Sadly,
We lost one of our aircraft carriers, and a destroyer.
But I discovered something very important today,
Japan isn’t invincible.
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