World War II

Monday, April 23rd : Today, students completed a WWII Case File where they examined objects to make inferences about aspects of WWII on the homefront! Upon completion, we introduced key leaders in the War. HW: Review key leaders for unit assessment on May 4th.

Tuesday, April 24th : Today, students completed a vocabulary exercise regarding key content vocabulary for WWII. Upon completion, we completed interactive notes on the beginning of WWII (prior to the US's entrance) HW: Review key leaders and new vocabulary for unit assessment on May 4th.

Wednesday, April 25th : Today, students a Jigsaw activity about the attacks on Pearl Harbor where we looked at three different perspectives to compare/contrast how different people experience and retell information. HW: Review leaders, vocabulary and key information about the attacks on Pearl Harbor for unit assessment on May 4th. .

Thursday, April 26th : Today, students learned about Japanese-Internment and the treatment of Japanese-Americans after the attacks on Pearl Harbor. We compared this information to that of Mexican Repatriation in the Great Depression.. HW: Review leaders, vocabulary, key information about the attacks on Pearl Harbor, and Japanese Internment for unit assessment on May 4th.

Friday, April 27th : Today, students completed a DBQ exercises about life on the Homefront. HW: Review all materials from this week for next Friday's unit assessment.

• Monday, April 30: Students compared and contrasted American vs. German propaganda used in WWII through stories and non-print text. HW: Test Friday - Use quizlet - tinyurl.com/worldwar2quizlet
  • Donald Duck Propaganda Video
• Tuesday, May 1: Students completed the first stages of their "Would You Drop It?" activity taking on various perspectives and roles about whether America should drop the atomic bomb or not during WWII. HW: Finish stages 1-4 if necessary; study for test! tinyurl.com/worldwar2quizlet
• Wednesday, May 2: Students completed the second stages of their "Would You Drop It?" activity and debated at the end of class whether or not the atomic bomb should have been dropped during WWII on Japan or not. HW: Study for test! tinyurl.com/worldwar2quizlet
• Thursday, May 3: Students will complete webquest notes on the conflict, compromise, and change - the end of WWII. Students completed a review at the end of class so students can feel confident in taking their WWII test Friday. HW: STUDY! tinyurl.com/worldwar2quizlet
• Friday, May 4: Students took their WWII Test. HW: Have a great weekend!