Instructor+oultine+for+WWII

Monday
Objective: Students in 11th grade history will be able to connect the economic status of the US and Germany to the up rise of Hitler and the beginning of WWII.

Activities: -Vocabulary activity: use smart board to play a drawing game to reinforce vocabulary. Students will split into two teams and play Pictionary using the given vocabulary words that will be utilized in the next week. The activity will take 20 minutes of class time

-Lecture for 20 min on the economic turmoil of the US and Germany from 1930-1940. Give specific figures for students to take note of for later.

-Students will create a comparative line graph of the economic turmoil between US and Germany on MS excel, using the numbers given in the lecture. The graph must also include images that represent events that built up to WW2 during that specific time span. Remainder of class

SSS. SS.912.A.6.1 Examine causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States and the world. SS.912.A.5.5 Describe efforts by the United States and other world powers to avoid future wars. SS.912.A.5.3 Examine the impact of United States foreign economic policy during the 1920s.

Materials: -Computer -MS Excel -3-4 vocabulary words -Smart board

Tuesday
Objective: Students in the 11th grade class will be able to graph and examine the casualties from the Battle of Britain through a news article made on Microsoft Word.

Activities: -The instructor will lecture on key events and figures from the Battle of Britain through the smart board. Maps on the interactive board will be redrawn and altered to help students visualize the battles. The lecture should not exceed 30 minutes.

-Students will take notes on the lecture given. With the information written, students will have all of class to write three “mock stories” of the era. One story must include a graph that covers the fatalities suffered by both sides of the conflict. The stories will be written and formatted in newspaper form through Microsoft Word. Assignment will be due the next day at the beginning of class.

SSS: SS.912.A.6.2 Describe the United States response in the early years of World War II (Neutrality Acts, Cash and Carry, Lend Lease Act). SS.912.A.6.4 Examine efforts to expand or contract rights for various populations during World War II.

Materials: -Smart board -Self written notes -MS Word

Wednesday
Objective: Students in the class will be able to chronologically list several key battles and events that occurred within the pacific during WWII.

Activity: -Students will be shown a map of the pacific when the Japanese military occupied the territories. lecture will also include pivotal events and battles on the pacific front. 25 minutes

- After reviewing notes from the lecture and individual computer research, students will individually create time-lines on the computer with photos accompanying the major events.25 minutes

SSS: SS.912.A.6.3 Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during World War II on Jews as well as other groups. SS.912.A.6.1 Examine causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States and the world.

Materials: -Computer -Smart board -Paper, pencil -Time-line software (inspiration) [] []

**Thursday:**
Objective: Students will be able to create a slideshow presentation of the lifestyle of American and German soldiers the European and African campaign.

Activity: On MS PowerPoint student will create a presentation with graphics and notes that go over the lifestyle of soldiers in European and African WW2. The slides will contain photos of weapons, ships, planes and miscellaneous objects used by soldiers of the era. All of class. SSS: SS.912.A.6.6 Analyze the use of atomic weapons during World War II and the aftermath of the bombings SS.912.A.6.5 Explain the impact of World War II on domestic government policy.

Materials: -MS PowerPoint -Internet access - http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/module19/index.html

Friday
Objective: Students of the 11th grade class will be able to connect all of the significant events from WWII within an organized and detailed graphic organizer.

Activity: Student will collect and review all of their notes and assignments from the week. using the Inspiration software program, the students will create a graphic organizer that encompasses 70% of the content covered, including all of the vocabulary. All of class.

SSS: SS.912.A.6.1 Examine causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States and the world. SS.912.A.6.4 Examine efforts to expand or contract rights for various populations during World War II. SS.912.A.6.6 Analyze the use of atomic weapons during World War II and the aftermath of the bombings.

Materials: -Notes from week -Computer -Inspiration software