Day Standards Learning Targets Lesson/Activity Materials 1 SS5H6 The student will explain the reasons for America’s involvement in World War II. I can understand the magnitude of WWII. At the beginning of class, a jar filled with 5 pounds of rice will be displayed at the front of the room. The teacher will say, “Look at this jar of rice. Now imagine each of you collecting one jar, everyday, for an entire year. At the end of that year, what could each grain of rice represent and how many grains of rice would you have?” On a note-card (or half sheet of paper), the students will make a prediction. Give the students 5 minutes to do so. Next, ask a few of the students to share their predictions. Next, share with the students “If you collected one jar of rice every day for an entire year, each grain of rice would represent a life lost during WW2.” 1 gallon jar of 5 pounds of a rice A notecard for each student. 2 SS5H6 The student will explain the reasons for America’s involvement in World War II. I can analyze the causes of WW2. Teacher presents “WW2 and Its Beginnings” Power Point. Teacher has students take notes in their journals about the causes of WW2. “WW2 and its Beginnings” Power Point Student journals
Day Standards Learning Targets Lesson/Activity Materials 3 SS5H6 d. Identify Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini, and Hitler. I can demonstrate knowledge of important WW2 leaders. Split class into 7 groups. Give each student a WW2 leader guide. Each group will be given an Axis or Allied leader to research using the following websites/books/articles: Visions of Victory: The Hopes of Eight World War II Leaders by Gerhard L. Weinberg DK Eyewitness Books: World War II by World War II Battles and Leaders by http://www.biography.com/people/benito-mussolini-9419443 WW2 leader guide
Day Standards Learning Targets Lesson/Activity Materials 6 SS5H6 b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust. I can understand the effects of the Holocaust in Nazi, Germany. Go through Anne Frank power point to discuss who she was. Watch the Anne Frank video only until 7:48. (There is nudity after 7:48). Hand out Holocaust ID cards. Each student gets one Holocaust person. The students read about their person. The students then take on the identity of their person and write three diary entries from their person’s perspective. Anne Frank Power Point Anne Frank video Holocaust ID cards in plastic sleeves Paper and pencils 7 SS5H6 b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust. I can analyze major events of WW2 that took place in Europe. Split the class into four groups. Give each group one of the poster bundles. Each student needs 4 of the photograph graphic organizer pages. Each student will complete 2 graphic organizers for each poster bundle. Allow groups to spend 10 minutes with each poster bundle. Each student will choose 2 posters from that set to complete their graphic organizer on. After the ten minutes, have the groups rotate to the next poster set. Each group should visit all four sets of posters and in the end have 8 graphic organizers filled out (2 on each page so 4 pages total.) WW2 Posters Photograph graphic organizers
Day Standards Learning Targets Lesson/Activity Materials 9 SS5H6 b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust. I can analyze major events of WW2 that took place in the pacific. Go through the Power Point on Iwo Jima while answering the questions on the short Iwo Jima question sheet. Iwo Jima PowerPoint Iwo Jima question sheet 10 SS5H6 b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust. I can analyze major events of WW2 that took place in the pacific. Go through D-Day portion of PowerPoint while students take notes and have think-pair-share discussions. Show Harry Truman video clip found on the Power Point. It is a short video that you may have to play twice to hear everything clearly. Pass out questions that are answered from the Truman announcement video. WW2 Events Power Point (Contains V-E Day, V-J Day and Bombings) Harry Truman question sheet 11 SS5H6 c. Discuss President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I can understand Harry Truman’s decision to use the atomic bombs. Show the atomic bomb video found on the Power Point and have students answer questions from the atomic bomb question sheet. After discussing the questions, have students write on a post-it note whether it was a good or bad decision and why. The students will place their sticky notes on the chart paper that asks the question, “Were dropping the atomic bombs a good idea or not?” WW2 Events Power Point (Contains V-E Day, V-J Day and Bombings) Atomic Bomb question sheets Chart paper Post-it notes
Day Standards Learning Targets Lesson/Activity Materials 12 SS5H6 b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust. SS5H6 e. Describe the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African- Americans; include “Rosie the Riveter” and the Tuskegee Airmen. I can analyze major events of WW2 that took place in the pacific. Go through the V-J Day portion of the PowerPoint while students take notes. Lay the helmet, the clothes, the Rosie headband, the teddy bear and the ration books around the room. In small groups, students will rotate to the objects and write down what they think that object symbolizes. Give each group five minutes at each object. When all rotations are done, students will go back to their seats, choose one object to write a historical fiction narrative using the object as inspiration. Here is what the objects represent- helmet represents a soldier teddy bear represents a child in wartime clothing represents various people ration books represent the war in America WW2 Events Power Point (Contains D-Day, V-E Day, V-J Day and Bombings) Helmet Clothing Rosie headband Teddy bear Ration books 13 All WW2 Standards I can show what I learned during the WW2 unit of study. Complete the WW2 Study guide with a partner and then give assessment when you feel appropriate. WW2 Study guide