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[[image:http://www.e27marines-1stmardiv.org/WW2%20Marines%20Poster.jpg width="266" height="374"]]Monday:
The vocabulary introduction game: Students familiar with the party game Pictionary will have no problem with this concept. The class will split into two separate teams. These two teams will then compete against each other for five bonus points on the next exam. The instructor will have a hat filled with the fifteen vocabulary words that will be the basis for the word bank in the game. The team attempting a point will pull a term from the hat and not show his or her team the word. After pulling the term he or she will use the smart board and its multiple features and different colors to draw the term within 20 seconds, where the rest of the team will try to guess the word being drawn. The guess will be from the drawer’s team, and they can only collectively attempt three word choices before turning over the game. If the word is not properly guessed, I will elaborate on the term and discard it from the hat. Graph: Using Microsoft Excel, the students will create two line graphs. The graphs will illustrate the economic state of both Germany and the US between 1930-1941; each nation having its own color for the graph. The facts gathered from the lecture will be the basis for the numbers used in the graphs; 2-3 graphics from the era is required for submission.

Tuesday:
Using Microsoft word, students will create a newspaper page describing the Battle of Britain during the onset of WW2. The paper must have tree articles, including an article describing the casualties of all parties involved in the battle through a bar graph. The format of the writing along with the organization must be professional and appealing for anyone to read

Wednesday:[[image:http://www.readingizpower.com/inspiration.jpg width="240" height="240" align="right"]]
This will be assignment will be an introduction to the inspiration software that you all will be using more in-depth on Friday. In this assignment you will use your notes from class to create a time-line of the pacific front in WWII. This assignment requires you to work individually and use five vocabulary words for the 15 points needed to create the timeline. Each point needs 2-3 sentences describing the events and its significance, and 7-9 points must be accompanied with a photo or graphic that relates to the event.

Thursday:
Individual research is the prime objective today for this assignment. In class I will give you a list of websites to research WW2 facts from some of these sites are also on the teacher’s resources page. The research will need to cover the lifestyle of WW2 soldiers on the European front. Look for pictures and descriptions of miscellaneous items, weapons, planes, ships, and vehicles used in both Africa and Western Europe. The soldiers that you will need to research will be both American and German fighters, please be accurate and balanced as possible in the research and presentation. After the research, create a 7 slide Power Point presentation covering the subject matter, the presentation must include a specific slide for the introduction and the conclusion.

Friday:[[image:http://www.usmcleague.com/images/iwo_jima_flag_raising.gif width="229" height="281" align="left"]]
This assignment will require you to collect and review all of the notes and assignments from the entire week. After gathering all of your work from the week, go onto the inspiration software (the same program for the timelines). On a fresh page crate a concept map covering all of the major points of the war covered in the notes. There must be 3 central points (larger circles) to stem the other terms off of. This map must contain every vocabulary term as well as 35 other terms, the words must be attached to the appropriate idea or concept. 5-6 graphics are required for the assignment (you can recycle previous photos or drawings, ect).