Digital Unit Plan Template Unit Title: WWII The Most Destructive War in History Content Area: Social

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CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

Name: Samantha Pinney Grade Level: 10th

1. 10.8 Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II. 10.8.2 Understand the role of appeasement, nonintervention (isolationism), and the domes tic distractions in Europe and the United States prior to the outbreak of World War II. 10.8.3 Identify and locate the Allied and Axis powers on a map and discuss the major turning points of the war, the principal theaters of conflict, key strategic decisions, and the resulting war conferences and political resolutions, with emphasis on the importance of geographic factors. 10.8.4 Describe the political, diplomatic, and military leaders during the war (e.g., Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Emperor Hirohito, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower). 10.8.5 Analyze the Nazi policy of pursuing racial purity, especially against the European Jews; its transformation into the Final Solution; and the Holocaust that resulted in the murder of six million Jewish civilians. 10.8.6 Discuss the human costs of the war, with particular attention to the civilian and military losses in Russia, Germany, Britain, the United States, China, and Japan. 3. 10.9 Students analyze the international developments in the postWorld War II world. 10.9.1 Compare the economic and military power shifts caused by the war, including the Yalta Pact, the development of nuclear weapons, Soviet control over Eastern Euro pean nations, and the economic recoveries of Germany and Japan. 10.8.3 Understand the importance of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, which established the pattern for Americas postwar policy of supplying economic and military aid to prevent the spread of Communism and the resulting economic and political competition in arenas such as Southeast Asia (i.e., the Korean War, Vietnam War), Cuba, and Africa.
Big Ideas: 1. Germany, Italy, and Japan all had drives for empires that had devastating consequences. 2. Appeasement and isolationism played major roles leading up to WWII. 3. The Holocaust was a major genocide on a scale never before seen during the war. 4. The loss of human life during this war was on a scale the world had never seen before. (Understand role new military technologies played). 5. The Allied and Axis powers were the main countries at war and supported different types of government as well as holding their own national interests/agendas in mind. Unit Goals and Objectives:

1. At the end of the unit, the student will be able to identify and explain the sequence of events and causes/consequences of the war via graphic organizers and interactive timeline project. 2. At the end of the unit, the student demonstrate understanding of WWII concepts by selecting correct answers on a 50 items multiple-choice exam and earn at least a 35/50. 3. The student will recognize the loss of human life by choosing a holocaust victim and create a presentation telling the victims life story, from death to birth under a five-seven minute time constraint. Unit Summary: In this unit, students will learn important terms, concepts, and events pertinent to World War II through lecture, individual reading/response, data collection, and collaboration. There will be a focus on the causes and consequences of the war. Firstly, students will complete a Quickwrite to introduce the unit and display their prior knowledge. They will identify the consequences of WWII by completing a graphic organizer and will gain familiarity for the sequence of events throughout the war by completing an interactive timeline. A Webquest will build their data collection and critical thinking skills. Several opportunities for writing, sharing ideas, and collaborating in class will exist throughout this interactive unit. They will develop mastery of the concepts introduced and demonstrate this via multiple-choice exam at the end of the unit. Students will also understand the immense loss of human life and develop presentation skills by creating a Holocaust presentation with a partner and presenting it to the class. Assessment Plan: Entry-Level: -Quickwrite: What do you already know about WWII and how did it alter the course of history? Formative: -Webquest: Causes and Consequences of WWII -Graphic Organizer: Venn Diagram Comparing/Contrasting WWI & WWII -Critical thinking questions: Three Problems Emerge -Quizlet: Cold War Origins Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Collaboration Presentation Organization Interaction Summative: -Holocaust Victim Project -Unit Exam

Lesson 1 Student Learning Objective: 1. At the end of the unit, the student will be able to identify and explain the sequence of events and causes/consequences of the war via graphic organizers. Acceptable Evidence: 1. Written summary pertaining to material at the end of Cornell notes 2. Relevant answers to critical thinking questions in interactive notes 3. Passing quiz score Acceptable Evidence: 1. Passing exam score 2. Pertinent comments in class discussion to contribute to thinking
Lesson Activities: 1. Teacher lecture with guided notes 2. Class discussion & idea map comparing/contrasting causes with WWI 3. Students read and respond to section questions from textbook for homework 4. End of topic quiz (10 questions, 1 of which is short answer)

Lesson 2 Student Learning Objective: 2. At the end of the unit, the student will demonstrate understanding of WWII concepts by selecting Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Collaboration
Lesson Activities: 1. Multiple lectures presenting concepts from WWII with class discussion. Discussions will include thinking maps filled with student ideas on the board 2. Vocabulary worksheets throughout the unit to identify key

correct answers on a 50 items multiple-choice exam and earn at least a 35/50. Lesson 3 Student Learning Objective: 1.. The student will be able to explain the sequence of events during the war via an interactive timeline project. 3. The student will recognize the loss of human life by choosing a holocaust victim and create a presentation telling the victims life story, from death to birth under a fiveseven minute time constraint. Unit Resources:

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map Quality note taking from collection of information from useful website

Presentation Organization Interaction

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concepts/vocabulary Students will participate in a WebQuest during which they will collect important information and formulate responses using analytical and critical thinking skills.

Acceptable Evidence: 1. Passing grade on timeline project 2. Quality presentation that covers victims life according to the rubric 3. Complete notes on lecture

Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Collaboration Presentation Organization Interaction

Lesson Activities: 1. Graphic organizer on timetoast.com to create a sequence of events timeline, complete with pictures/explanations. 2. Teacher lecture for at least one class period covering holocaust and presenting numbers of people lost in the war 3. Students will work in pairs to choose one holocaust victim from a list and tell his or her life story via a PowerPoint presentation or Prezi in front of class.

http://phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=mze&wcsuffix=0029 Frazee, Charles A. World History The Easy Way. Vol. 2. New York: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1997. 415-31. 2 vols. Print.

Useful Websites:
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history (History channel article) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/648813/World-War-II (Encyclopedia article) http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/world-war-ii-history/timeline.html (National WWII Museum interactive timeline) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/ (BBC WWII interactive site) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCXSuaOozDE (How did WWII start? Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJy6iXakyYg (Timeline of WWII video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zGPi4ahj5c (WWII battles/advancements on a map) http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/wwii/lesson3/ (WWII map with events explained) http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/pearl-harbor/?ar_a=1 (National Geographic attack/battle map) https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/exhibit/hiroshima/ARUIJ1Nh (Hiroshima virtual exhibit) https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/exhibit/before-they-perished/QRNJBGMI?position=10%2C0 (Holocaust virtual exhibit) http://life.time.com/history/world-war-ii-classic-photos-from-the-20th-centurys-defining-conflict/#1 (LIFE magazine photos WWII) http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/ww2-by-the-numbers/ (WWII by the numbers)