Lesson Planning

Look at famous rail adverts encouraging holidays by the sea and begin to plan your own rail poster.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To look at historical British railway art and begin to consider why they were so popular.
• To understand the persuasive writing techniques used in the advertising posters in preparation for creating their own.
• To look at historical railway posters and consider how they reflect a different era and begin to consider how they show changes in our society.

Children will:

• Look at the famous adverts created by various rail networks encouraging people to visit coastal towns for their holidays.
• Consider why beach holidays are still as popular today.
• Consider what persuasive techniques were used in the posters – briefly discussing the term ‘propaganda’
• Discuss why they think the posters are still popular today.
• Begin to consider ideas to persuade people to travel by rail to visit Blackpool.