Band Of Brothers

This miniseries is the story of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord through V-J Day.  There are many stories and memories shared by the veterans of Easy Company.  We are watching three episodes in class.

Episode 1 - Currahee
November 9, 2015

Here is the assignment for the first episode:



Episode 2 - Day of Days





Episode 3 - Bastogne


Some of the soldiers in Band of Brothers:
  • Lewis Nixon
  • Richard Winters
  • Carwood Lipton
  • Ronald Speirs
  • Donald Malarkey
  • Darrell 'Shifty' Powers
  • George Luz
  • Lynn 'Buck' Compton
  • Frank Perconte
  • Edward 'Babe' Heffron
  • Joseph Toye
  • Warren 'Skip' Muck

For this assignment pick one character from the documentary and complete:

A) a one-page typed or written biography on that character
  • What they did before the war?
  • What they did during the war?
  • What they did after the war?
  • Any awards they may have received.
  • Any memories they shared in the movie/documentary

OR


B) a Google Drawing - use your new Google Account to sign in or use your existing account
Include:
  • related pictures
  • captions for those pictures
  • related videos
  • drawings related to the character

OR


Episode 3 - Bastogne