Date: 2016-2017

Opening (Engage) How did the American people respond to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
GPS SSUSH19
Examine the origins, major developments, and the domestic impact of World War
II, including the growth of the federal government.
Section a. Investigate the origins of U.S. involvement in the war including
Lend-lease and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
AASL Standards For the 21st-Century Learner
Standard 1 Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge.
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media,
digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning
1.1.7 Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources by identifying misconceptions,
main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, and point of view or bias
1.3.1 The standard will review copyright/intellectual property, ethical and legal guidelines in
Standards gathering information and using information technology responsibly
Standard 2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and
create new knowledge.
2.1.2 Organize knowledge so that it is useful.
Standard 3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our
democratic society.
3.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and
understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess.

Essential How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect the American people?
Question(s)
Pearl Harbor, internment, lend-lease program, Battle of Midway, D-Day, fall of Berlin, war
Vocabulary mobilization, rationing, Island hopping, kamikaze

Notes:

Lesson 1

Directions: Students will create an infographic using the web 2.0 tool Canva.com. Students will use the
Mini Lesson curated resources to complete the assignment.

Explore each of the resources provided in the curated resources found HERE.
Take notes while exploring and choose one subject, Plagiarism, Fact Checking, or Citing Work to
focus on.
Using the supplied information, create an infographic summarizing one of the subjects
represented.
Assessment: Once students have explored all the provided resources, they will create the infographic,
download it as an image file (jpg, pdf, etc.) and email the file to their teacher.

Lesson 2

Directions: Students will create a timeline using the web 2.0 tool Timeline by Knightlab Inc. explore a
series of websites concerning Pearl Harbor, and it's aftereffects on the United States.

1. Open the lesson by showing a few clips of the movie Pearl Harbor. Encourage students to think
of how they would have reacted given the same circumstances.
2. Students will be given time to explore each of the following web links to gather information
concerning the timeline of events.

https://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-3b.htm
https://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
https://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/pearl.htm
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Pearl/Medical.html
https://www.navsource.org/Naval/arph.htm

3. Using the supplied information, create a timeline depicting the events of December 7, 1941, and
the months that followed.

Use the following video for instruction on how to create the timeline,

https://player.vimeo.com/video/143407878

Assessment: Once students have explored all the provided resources, they will create the timeline and
post a link on the Media Center Website Blog under the title "Pearl Harbor Timeline."

Lesson 3

Directions: Students will write a blog entry summarizing their impressions of the impact of Pearl Harbor
on the individual citizen and the country as a whole.

Each student will be given 10 minutes to explore the Pearl Harbor VR experience using the HTC
VIVE VR system.
Students will write a blog post summarizing how they would have reacted to the Pearl Harbor
incident based on all the information gathered and the VR experience.
The student will apply the ACES writing strategy to their blog post.
A = Answer
C = Cite
E = Explain
 S = Summarize

Assessment: Once students have explored the VR experience, they will write their blog and post it to the
Media Center Blog under "My Impressions of Pearl Harbor."
Work Session (Explore, Explain, Elaborate)
Notes: Lesson 2 and 3 may run congruently. It will take additional time for students to complete the VR experience (only one at a
time on the VR). The timeline can be completed during that waiting period.
Teacher workstation after initial instruction, students will be called up to meet with the teacher to
Differentiated discuss the assignments and ask additional questions.
Instruction/ Small groups students can choose to work in a group of up to 3 or as individuals
Small Lesson 2 students may choose to draw their timeline by hand and digitize for completion.
Group/Task
Compare and contrast how the American people were changed after Pearl Harbor to the events
of 9-11.

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