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=World War II Teacher's Page =

Introduction About Your Learners Learning Standards Process Resources Needed Evaluation Conclusion

This activity will allow students to use technology and education tools to analyze information about World War II and use reasoning and research to formulate an argument. Students will understand analyzing primary sources, secondary sources and how to find credible internet resources that will assist them in finding and analyzing information. Students will then participate in a Socratic Seminar to defend their arguments orally, and use another persons analysis to come to a group consensus. Students will then be required to reflect on the information they have learned and the value of the seminar.
 * Introduction: **

**About Your Learners: ** This lesson is anchored in eleventh grade humanities and involves technology and critical thinking skill. The students will need to know how to analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources for a variety of purposes. **Learning Standards: **

2. Students know how to use the processes and resources of historical inquiry.
==7. Students use appropriate technologies to obtain historical information; to study and/ or model historical information and concepts; and to access, process and communicate information related to the study of history. ==

//Colorado  State  Geography Standards //
==1. Students know how to use and construct maps and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about people, places, and environments. ==

**Process:** //**3 Days**// Directions: Using Google Earth you must find the following things about each of the battles that took place in both the Pacific and European fronts. Find the Latitude and Longitude coordinates of each item. Determine the geographical importance of each item (water, mountains, foothold). Which of these do you believe is the MOST important battle of World War II based on the evidence that you have uncovered? Create a Wiki page that proves why your battle is the most important. Directions for the Wiki are available at [|www.flhshistory.pbwiki.com]. 1.  D-Day: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France 2.  Battle of the Bulge, Belgium 3.  Stalingrad: Battle of Volgograd, Russia 4.  Sicily, Italy 5.  Casablanca, Morocco 6.  Battle of Britain: London, England 7.  Invasion of Poland: Poland 8.  Rape of Belgium: Belgium 9.  Battle of El Alamein, World War II  10. Battle of Berlin: Berlin, Germany 11.  Iwo Jima 12.  Pearl Harbor 13.  Midway 14.  Solomon Islands 15.  Philippines 16.  Battle of Hong Kong 17.  Guadalcanal 18.  Wake Island 19.  Guam 20.  Marshall Islands

//**2 Days**// Directions: Using the online primary sources and the AVID primary source analysis questions attached and using CREDIBLE websites you have located on the internet, determine the background, events that surrounded them in World War II and their legacy. Which of the following people is the MOST important person in World War II? Create a page on your Wiki that argues why your person is the most important person in World War II. 1.  General George S. Patton 2.  General Douglas MacArthur 3.  General Dwight D. Eisenhower 4.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt 5.  President Harry Truman 6.  Chancellor Adolf Hitler 7.  Josef Stalin 8.  Emperor Hirohito 9.  J. Oppenheimer 10.  Winston Churchill 11.  Neville Chamberlain 12.  Mussolini 13.  General Rommel 14.  Tojo 15.  Yamamoto

Directions: Using the primary sources attached and CREDIBLE websites research the following events. Include in your research their causes, effects and historical significance and if they left a legacy. Determine which of the events is the MOST important event in World War II. Prepare a Wiki page that defends your decision. 1.  Hitler’s Chancellor of Germany 2.  Holocaust 3.  Pearl Harbor 4.  Battle of Britain 5.  Geneva Convention 6.  Non-Aggression pact 7.  Yalta 8.  Potsdam 9.  Manhattan Project 10.  Nuremburg
 * //2 Days//**

CULMINATING PROJECT: Using your Wiki’s that you have created that have a page on each segment (battle, person, and event), create an additional page on your Wiki that defends which of the three items you chose is the MOST important part of World War II. Once you have completed your Wiki, log on to [|www.flhshistory.pbwiki.com]. Go to WWII Wiki’s and look at ALL the Wiki’s that have been posted. You will have a Socratic Seminar based on your argument and the arguments that other students in your class have made. Your Socratic Seminar will require a reflection paper to be turned in the next day.

**Resources Needed:** * Use of school computer lab for seven days <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">* Google Earth installed on all computers <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|www.earth.google.com] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|www.pbwiki.com] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|www.loc.gov] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|www.flhshistory.pbwiki.com] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">* Technology technician assistance

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Evaluation:**

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Concepts are powerful ideas that have relevance for the students and students must explore and re-explore these in order to develop understanding. Learners develop their understanding of a concept to increasing levels of sophistication by applying acquired knowledge and skills.

Assessment tasks should allow students to demonstrate and apply the full extent of their understanding of the concepts specified within, or across, disciplines. It is not intended that any one piece of work will assess all of the humanities concepts (time, place and space, change, systems and global awareness). Suggested tasks for assessment include extended writing, oral presentations, research projects, case studies, essays and tests, and must give students the opportunity to demonstrate the requirements of the highest level descriptor. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">* Parents, Para & special education assistants helpful <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
 * Achievement level || Descriptor ||
 * 0 pts. || The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below. ||
 * 1-20 pts. || Application of concepts is inappropriate. The student may demonstrate some conceptual awareness and understanding by recognizing basic connections to the subject matter. ||
 * 21-40 pts. || Application of concepts is not always appropriate. The student demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by describing basic connections to the subject matter. ||
 * 41-59 pts. || Application of concepts is appropriate but superficial. The student demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by describing connections to the subject matter. The student attempts to apply concepts to other situations but is not always successful. ||
 * 60-75pts. || Application of concepts is appropriate and shows some depth. The student demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by explaining connections to the subject matter. The student applies concepts to other situations. ||
 * 76-100 pts. || Application of concepts is appropriate and sophisticated. The student demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by explaining in detail connections to the subject matter. The student applies concepts effectively to other situations. ||

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 60%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Wiki Evaluation**
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Front Page: Your Answer (10 pts.) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Explains the MOST important person, event or battle of World War II. Make sure to include at least one primary source and analysis (either a picture or a document) that helps to support your opinion. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Justify your opinion in 1-2 paragraphs <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Includes your 1st name(s) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Includes a title for your Wiki <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Page 1: The Battle (25 pts.) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Choose the most important battle in World War II from your list. Justify your answers with the information you found in your research and on Google Earth. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Include at least One primary source photograph and analysis on this page <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Page 2: The Person (25 pts.) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Choose the most important person in World War II from your list. Justify your answers with the information you found in your research. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Include at least One primary source photograph and analysis on this page <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Include at least One photograph of your person <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Page 3: The Event (25 pts.) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Choose the most important event in World War II from your list. Justify your answers with the information you found in your research. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Include at least one primary source photograph and analysis on this page <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Include at least one document about the event <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Page 4: Works Cited (15 pts.) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Create a works cited page in APA or Chicago Style <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   Make sure to include ALL the sites that you used to find information from <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ·   REMEMBER: When in doubt CITE YOUR SOURCES

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Conclusion:** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">After finishing this WebQuest the student will strengthen their ability to work with historical sources in multiple forms. They will focus on their critical thinking skills, be able to draw analogies, apply knowledge to given data and support their answers with information gleaned from primary source materials. Students will also have technology skills that include Microsoft Word, Wiki’s, Google Earth and internet research.