Read the letters written by Mary, a real evacuee during WW2.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/58/a4989658.shtml
Then answer these questions.
What is Mary’s name now?
Where was she evacuated from?
What does she not like about her first ‘billet’ (new home.)
What phrase in letter 1 tells us that she is bored?
What one thing would mum not like about Mary’s second billet?
What complaint does Mary have about her mother’s writing?
Do you think these letters are a reliable source of evidence that help us really understand what it was like to be an evacuee in WW2? Why do you think this?