READ 440 Notebook Template

Standard:
WHII.12 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide
impact of World War II by
a) explaining economic and political causes, describing major events,
and identifying leaders
of the war, with emphasis on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman,
Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Winston
Churchill, Joseph Stalin,
Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, and Hirohito;
b) examining the Holocaust and other examples of genocide in the
twentieth century;

Text Set:
(n.d.). Retrieved April 13, 2018, from https://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/speakers-and-
events/all-speakers-and-events/genocide-and-mass-murder-in-the-twentieth-century-a-historical-
perspective/genocide-and-other-state-murders-in-the-twentieth-century

History.com Staff. (2009). World War II. Retrieved April 13, 2018, from
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history

Mazower, M. (1999). Dark continent: Europes twentieth century. New York: A.A. Knopf.

World War II in the Pacific. (n.d.). Retrieved April 13, 2018, from
https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005155

Rationale:
Choosing World War II is obvious because it was the precursor for
what the rest of the twentieth century was going to be like (The Cold
War). Students should get the full picture of World War II and not just
the portion of what we teach from the victors view. If the students are
able to understand the ideological and economic state of Germany and

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Japan, then they will have a better understanding of their actions that
both countries made. Wars do not come out of no where, they have a
progression and if the students can understand the progression up to
the war then they can identify key features in a society that will likely
produce war.
This is an interesting topic to most history buffs, but trying to
teach it to students who do not find it interesting could prove difficult.
It is easy to lose oneself while teaching this standard because of how
much information is out there on World War II and twentieth century
genocides. Narrowing down on what is important for the students
could prove to be harder than anticipated. Some students are not ready
to learn all the truths about World War II, which could limit to what you
want to teach to the class. By having students write about this standard
it could show that they have an understanding of the economic state
that each country went through right before WWII and how each
country took a different approach. They should learn the term “Anti-
Semitism” because this is an extremely important word that they
should have in their vocabulary. Racism and Anti-Semitism are still
prevalent today and it is important to teach and have students read
and write about what causes can come to having hatred ideals.
Most of these sources are from the History Channel website
which has an abundant amount of information in history. They all give
great overviews of the history. I picked three websites I picked are
more content intensive on the area I want the students to read and
write about, the Homefront (American), Europe, and the Pacific
Theatre. The last reading is Dark Continent and this is closer to a college
level text. I would not have students read entire chapters from this
book, but rather have them read a couple pages of my choosing to get
an understanding what Germany was feeling in the 1930s with the rise
of the Nazi Party. The sources I chose are meant to compliment each
other in where the other sources are lacking content. I do not think the
students would learn all they needed to know just from these sources,
but I do think they would get pretty close.

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 I chose Guided Summary because I understand that students may
not fully understand what they are reading and may need help
synthesizing the readings. These are a great way to help focus the
students on what you want them to focus on while reading the article.
Also students may not have the note taking skill as we do, so this is also
a good way to help them start paraphrasing.
RAFT can be a fun writing exercise in which the student can get
creative while showing that they understand the material. By giving
them more choices to choose from the student is able to express their
content knowledge in a different way than what others may be able to
do. I really like the idea of being able to choose a scenario rather than
be told what to do.
Exit Slips are a great way to check how your students are
understanding the material or not. They are quick and easy to evaluate
how your students are doing. I like to add the option for the student to
ask any questions they may have on the card, so then next class we can
review that area. Students will also be more willing to ask questions
when it is not in front of the class.

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 Guided Summary
Name: ___________________ Date: _________

Article/Book: ___________________

What were some examples of Japan’s Success in the Pacific Theatre?

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.

Which two islands did the Americans take near the end of the war
and why were they so important?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.

What is the conclusion of this Article?

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.

Vocabulary:
Pearl Harbor-

Battle of Midway-

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 Guided Summary
Name: Student’s Name Date: 04/12/2018

Article/Book: The Pacific Theatre

Directions: Read the article then answer the questions presented.
DO NOT copy straight from the article.

What are some examples of Japan’s success in the Pacific Theatre?

Japan was successful at the beginning of the war in the Pacific by
taking Guam, Wake Island, Philippines, Dutch East Indies, Hong Kong,
Malaya, Singapore, and Burma in 1942.

Which two islands did the Americans take near the end of the war
and why were they so important? The United States took Iwo Jima
and Okinawa, which caused many casualties taking, but gave the
USA strategic positioning by being so close to Japan’s mainland.

What is the conclusion of this Article? Japan at the beginning of the

war was very successful and took many territories. After the Battle of
Midway the Japanese were forced to turn back, which led to a series
of defeats at the hand of the allies. The Allies were able to gain air
and naval superiority, which led to a series of victories from island to
island. After suffering an emense loss of civilian life due to the
dropping of the two Atomic bombs the Japanese surrendered on
August 14, 1945.

Vocabulary:
Pearl Harbor- a surprise attack by the Japanese that severely
damaged the American Pacific fleet and ultimately led to war with
the United States.
Battle of Midway- Huge naval victory for the USA forcing Japan’s
forces to turn back. It is known as the Turning Point in the war

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Rubric for Guided Summary

Student showed mastery of the content by giving examples with clear reasoning behind
their answers
5 points

Students showed that they understand the content with some examples from the text.
4 points

Students show that they understand the content but do not have any examples from the
text.
3 points

Students show adequate knowledge of the content

2 points

Students clearly do not understand the content

1 point

Students do not turn anything in

0 points

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 RAFT
Name: Student’s Nam Date: 04/12/2018

Role:____________________

Directions: Pick a RAFT topic that you would like to write about. You will be able to use
your previous readings to help complete this assignment. Remember that you do not
know the outcome of the war yet, so act as if you are there in 1942.

Role Audience Format Topic

American Soldier in the Girlfriend/Boyfriend Letter Explain the Battle of

Pacific Theatre back home Midway and how the
morale of the USA
troops is at the
moment.
General of the United Troops under his Speech The battle of Midway is
States Navy command about to commence,
motivate your troops to
victory.
Japanese soldier Family back home Letter Explain what you saw at
the Battle of Midway
and how do you think
the war will turn out.

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 RAFT
Name: Student’s Name Date: 04/12/2018

Role: Japanese Soldier

Directions: Pick a RAFT topic that you would like to write about. You will be able to use
your previous readings to help complete this assignment. Remember that you do not
know the outcome of the war yet, so act as if you are there in 1942.

Dear Mother,

We were spoiled with our recent victories that we had achieved before yesterday. The
American fleet was too much for us. They annihilated our fleet at the Battle of Midway. We
were so close to being able to hit their mainland. The men have been talking that we also
lost a decisive battle to the British, Australians, and New Zealand force. I am afraid that we
have expanded our Empire too much. It does not matter though. I will not bring dishonor to
our family. I believe in our Emperor and we will win this War!

Love,

“Whatever name the student puts here”

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 RAFT Rubric

Student showed mastery of the content by giving examples with clear reasoning behind
their answers
5 points

Students showed that they understand the content with some examples from the text.
4 points

Students show that they understand the content but do not have any examples from the
text.
3 points

Students show adequate knowledge of the content

2 points

Students clearly do not understand the content

1 point

Students do not turn anything in

0 points

*Student reads their RAFT out loud to the class

Extra 1 point

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 Exit Slip
Name:__________________

Date:___________________

1. Circle all that applies: Which of these leaders were considered to be Fascist leaders?
A. Joseph Stalin
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Hideki Tojo
E. Mussolini

Write any questions you have on the content that has been presented for you today.

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 Exit Slip
Name: Student’s name

Date: 04/12/2018

2. Circle all that applies: Which of these leaders were considered to be Fascist leaders?
A. Joseph Stalin
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Hideki Tojo
E. Mussolini

Write any questions you have on the content that has been presented for you today.

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 Exit Slip Rubric
Answers the exit slip correctly: 2 points
Answers only one correctly: 1 point
Does not turn in the assignment: 0 points

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References:
All About Adolescent Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2018, from
http://www.adlit.org/strategies/19805/

This site is about exit slips. I already knew about exit slips and how to use them, but
looking at this site it helped me solidify my understanding of how to use an Exit slip.
Good website to go to if you want to understand what an exit slip is.

Exit Slips | Classroom Strategy. (2017, October 30). Retrieved April 12, 2018, from
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/exit_slips

This site is about exit slips. I already knew about exit slips and how to use them, but
looking at this site it helped me solidify my understanding of how to use an Exit slip.
Good website to go to if you want to understand what an exit slip is.

https://i0.wp.com/openingpaths.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screen-Shot-
2014-05-03-at-4.01.57-PM.png

This is a photo sample of a RAFT. I used this to help me picture how I wanted to set
up my RAFT assignment. This helped me visually.

Margo, G. (2016, October 28). Guided Summary Writing. Retrieved April 12, 2018, from
https://prezi.com/wx1qpa97soqc/guided-summary-writing/

This was a prezi presentation explaining what a guided summary is. I am not sure if
it is %100 what I was looking for, but it gave me the gist of what I wanted to know. I
really liked the prezi style presentation.

RAFT | Classroom Strategy. (2018, January 12). Retrieved April 12, 2018, from
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/raft

This gave me a clear explanation of what a RAFT is. It gave me the details about the
different roles in this assignment. It was overall a great summary for what a RAFT is.

Summarizing. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2018, from

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/240309330096385096/

This is a picture of what a guided summary sort of looks like. I was having trouble
picturing how I wanted to organize my Guided summary, but this really helped me
out. This was a helpful visual for me.

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