World War II

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World War II

• Josh Holland
• CI 350
• April 2007

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Lesson Plan Focus

• World War II
• Studying the contributing factors, the major
  battles, key players, and important effects of
  the war
• Using a variety of instructional tools and
  assignments to aid in understanding
• Webquest
• PowerPoint
• Articles
• Speeches
• Movies

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I. Analyze Learners

• 11th Grade Students
• Average students with average ability levels
• Broad and general understanding of the War
• Writing skills capable of completing writing
  assignments including a timeline, worksheets, and
  a poster board
• Computer and Research Skills capable of doing
  research and using a computer to complete
  assignments including a webquest
• Speaking skills can participate in a debate and
  understands basic formal speaking rules and
  behaviors

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State Objectives

• SS.11.5.4 Analyze and explain the political,
  social, and economic importance of World War I.
• SS.11.5.7 Analyze and evaluate the major causes,
  events, personalities and effects of World War
  II.
• SS.11.5. 8 Explain and assess the economic,
  social and political transformation of the United
  States since World War II.
• SS.11.5.9 Analyze and explain United States and
  world foreign policy since World War II.

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State Objectives (cont.)

• SS.11.5.12 Investigate concerns, issues and
  conflicts related to universal human rights
  (e.g., Holocaust, diversity, tolerance,
  genocide).
• TEC.9-12.1.2 demonstrate knowledge and
  appropriate use of hardware components, software
  programs, and their connections.
• TEC.9-12.3.4 create, publish, and present
  projects related to content areas using a variety
  of technological tools.
• TEC.9-12.5.2 conduct online research and evaluate
  the information found as to the validity,
  appropriateness, content and usefulness.

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III. Select Media Materials

• Tools
• Computers with Internet and Word
• Computer with TV attachment for Teacher
• PowerPoint of propaganda
• Movies (Saving Private Ryan, Pearl Harbor,
  Schindlers List)
• Webquest
• Bulletin board of Propaganda
• Book with pictures and articles

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Select Media Materials (cont.)

• Websites
• Webquest - http//www.webquest.org/
• World War II and the Four Freedoms
• Propaganda PowerPoint -http//www.grafton.k12.wi.u
  s/highschool/schill/ushistory/NW20posters20WWII/
  NW20posters20WWII_files/frame.htm
• Game of WWII Causes - http//www.grafton.k12.wi.u
  s/highschool/schill/ jeopardy/World20War20II20T
  he20Causes_files/frame.htm
• Pictures of Hiroshima - http//www.hiroshima-reme
  mbered.com/ history/index.html

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IV. Utilize Media Materials

• This is an 88 minute block scheduled class
• Day 1 (Monday)
• Get in groups of four
• Begin webquest
• Read articles, learn dates/events
• Doing own research creates
• active participation in learning

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Utilize Media Materials (cont.)

• Day Two (Tuesday)
• Complete webquest activity
• Begin creating timeline of WWII events
• Begin essay on the four freedoms
• Discuss US involvement in the War
• Show clips of Pearl Harbor

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Utilize Media Materials (cont.)

• Day Three (Wednesday)
• Show PowerPoint of political propaganda during
  WWII
• Discuss types of propaganda
• Begin making propaganda
• posters using at least three
• different types of propaganda

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Utilize Media Materials (cont.)

• Day 4 (Thursday)
• Discuss enemy propaganda
• Play Jeopardy review game
• Work on propaganda posters (due Friday)
• Day 5 (Friday)
• Posters due
• Discuss Holocaust/Watch parts
• of Schindlers List
• Discuss battles of Iwo Jima
• and Normandy
• Discuss wartime conferences

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Utilize Media Materials (cont.)

• Day Six (Monday)
• Conclude discussion on major battles/wartime
  conferences
• Discuss final battles/dropping of A-Bombs
• Discuss post-WWII world/
• rebuilding efforts/
• American morale after war
• Timelines due tomorrow

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Utilize Media Materials (cont.)

• Day Seven (Tuesday)
• Timelines due
• Show beginning of Saving Private Ryan
• Show pictures of effects of A-Bombs
• Papers due Wednesday
• Day Eight (Wednesday)
• Webquest papers due
• Teams for debates
• Do debate research/
• begin preparing for debate

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Utilize Media Materials (cont.)

• Day Nine (Thursday)
• Debates
• Topics today
• Should Nazi soldiers be held responsible for
  actions or were they just following orders?
• Should the US have been
• involved in the war sooner?
• Were interment camps
• necessary for Japanese-
• American citizens

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Utilize Media Materials (cont.)

• Day Ten (Friday)
• Debate
• Topics today
• Should the US have dropped the
• A-Bombs?
• Should women have been
• allowed to keep their factory
• jobs when the war was over?
• Play Jeopardy for extra credit

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V. Require Learner Participation

• Gather information and research the war
• Create timeline
• Design and create poster
• Write a persuasive essay
• Participate in debates about controversial topics

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VI. Evaluate and Revise

• Propaganda Poster
• SS.11.5.7 Analyze and evaluate the major causes,
  events, personalities and effects of World War
  II.
• Timeline
• SS.11.5.4 Analyze and explain the political,
  social, and economic importance of World War I.
• SS.11.5.7 Analyze and evaluate the major causes,
  events, personalities and effects of World War
  II.
• TEC.9-12.3.4 create, publish, and present
  projects related to content areas using a variety
  of technological tools.
• Worksheets
• SS.11.5.7 Analyze and evaluate the major causes,
  events, personalities and effects of World War
  II.

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Evaluate and Revise (cont.)

• Essay
• SS.11.5.9 Analyze and explain United States and
  world foreign policy since World War II.
• SS.11.5.12 Investigate concerns, issues and
  conflicts related to universal human rights
  (e.g., Holocaust, diversity, tolerance,
  genocide).
• TEC.9-12.3.4 create, publish, and present
  projects related to content areas using a variety
  of technological tools.
• Debate
• TEC.9-12.5.2 conduct online research and evaluate
  the information found as to the validity,
  appropriateness, content and usefulness.
• SS.11.5.7 Analyze and evaluate the major causes,
  events, personalities and effects of World War
  II.
• SS.11.5. 8 Explain and assess the economic,
  social and political transformation of the United
  States since World War II.
• SS.11.5.12 Investigate concerns, issues and
  conflicts related to universal human rights
  (e.g., Holocaust, diversity, tolerance,
  genocide).

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Evaluate and Revise (cont.)

• Jeopardy
• SS.11.5.4 Analyze and explain the political,
  social, and economic importance of World War I.
• SS.11.5.7 Analyze and evaluate the major causes,
  events, personalities and effects of World War
  II.