​​WHAT WAS EMILY DAVIDSON DOING AT EPSOM DERBY?

1. Introduction
  • It is June 1913 and you are all journalists
  • The editor of your newspaper (the teacher) will tell you that there has been an incident at the Epsom Derby
  • He will show you this clip:


  • What does it look like happened?

2. Examining the evidence
  • Your teacher will now give you one sheet of evidence to look at for 1 minute at a time. Note down anything that helps you explain what you think Emily Davison was doing: Emily Davison info.doc
  • After a minute pass you piece of evidence to the next row and get a new one from the group in front.

3. Establishing the story
  • Now work together in a small group to decide what story the newspaper will carry the next day
  • It must answer several key questions:
  • Now feedback your story to the editor and he will decide whose version the newspaper will run with

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