Download Women in WWII Lesson Plan

St. Edward’s Lesson Plan Template
Subject: US History
Date(s): 1/23/2015
th
Grade level: 11
Coop. Teacher: A. Dejournett
Teacher: Sarah Regalado
Campus: Killeen High School
*Independent Practice
*Whole group Instruction
*Cooperative Learning
*Technology Integration
*Guided Practice/Exploration *Formal Assessment
*Checking for Understanding/Explanation
OBJECTIVES: The learner will compare and contrast women’s
role in American society pre & post WWII. He/she will take notes
on the government’s use of propaganda to influence women’s
participation in the wartime effort. Then, the learner will create a
propaganda poster that would influence women during WWII to
participate in the wartime effort.
TEKS/Standards:
History 2 (A): Identify the major characteristics that define a
historical era.
History 7 (G): Explain the home front and how American
patriotism inspired exceptional actions by citizens and military
personnel, including high levels of military enlistment;
volunteerism; the purchase of war bonds; Victory Gardens; the
bravery and contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Flying
Tigers, and the Navajo Code Talkers; and opportunities and
obstacles for women and ethnic minorities.
MATERIALS
Students:
Note Packet, Writing Utensils, Construction Paper, Markers
Teacher:
Computer, Projector, PPT, Example of propaganda
*Centers *Modeling
*Lecture *Reteach
*A Project *Visuals
*Informal Assessment
Homework: N/A
St. Edward’s Lesson Plan Template
Subject: US History
Date(s): 1/23/2015
th
Grade level: 11
Coop. Teacher: A. Dejournett
Teacher: Sarah Regalado
Campus: Killeen High School
Activity & Time
Student Objectives & Procedures:
Teacher Procedures:
I. WARM-UP/
Anticipatory Set
Title:
Venn Diagram
Venn Diagram: Compare & Contrast
women’s societal roles for pre & post WWII.
Objective(s): The learner will brainstorm
women’s societal roles for pre & post WWII
and create a Venn Diagram.
I will lead the diagram on white board and call on
students randomly to fill in sections of the diagram
Key ?’s:
 What are the differences between women’s
roles pre & post WWII?
 Are there any similarities?
 When did the switch occur? Why?
 What prompted or influenced public
opinion?
Objective(s):
The learner will acquire information about
the wartime effort of women by taking notes
and examining three examples of
propaganda.
Teacher Procedures:
I will lead notes over the home front effort during
WWII using a PPT.
Materials Students:
Piece of Paper
Writing Utensil
Teacher:
White board, Expo
Markers
10 minutes
II. LESSON
1st
Activity
Title: Notes
Materials:
Note packet
Writing utensil
15 minutes
Student Procedures:
The student will take notes over the home
front effort during WWII. Additionally,
students will make inferences about three
propaganda images aimed towards women
during WWII.
Key ?’s:
 How was the propaganda affective?
 Are we still exposed to propaganda today?
 Are there any similarities between
propaganda during WWII & modern day
advertisements?
 What are these examples of propaganda
trying to articulate?
St. Edward’s Lesson Plan Template
Subject: US History
Date(s): 1/23/2015
2nd Activity
Title: Creation of
Propaganda Poster
Materials:
Construction Paper
Markers
20 minutes
3rd Activity
title: Closure
Materials:
Paper & Writing
Utensil
5 minutes
th
Grade level: 11
Coop. Teacher: A. Dejournett
Teacher: Sarah Regalado
Campus: Killeen High School
Objective(s): The student will create a
propaganda poster influencing WWII women
to participate in war time efforts.
(WACS, WASPS, Factory Workers, Victory
Gardens, etc.)
Teacher Procedures:
I will display several examples of WWII
propaganda, distribute the rubric, and circulate the
room to ensure class participation/answer any
questions that may arise.
Student Procedures:
The students will create a propaganda
poster based on information/examples they
learned about in the lesson.
Key ?’s:
 What images or words would provoke
change and encourage women to
participate in the wartime effort?
 What can you include in your poster to
provoke a specific emotion from your
audience?
Objective(s): The learner will brainstorm
what happened to women’s roles in society
when the men came back from war.
Teacher Procedures: I will give “T chart”
instructions and offer several question stems to
encourage critical thinking.
Student Procedures:
Students will create a “T chart” that
compares women’s roles in society that
were new during WWII and remained after
the war, to roles that didn’t remain after the
men returned home from war.
Key ?’s:
 Did women’s roles change after men
returned home from war?
 What ideas about women remained?
 What ideas continue to remain today?
St. Edward’s Lesson Plan Template
Subject: US History
Date(s): 1/23/2015
III. CLOSURE
Title: Recap
2 minutes
th
Grade level: 11
Coop. Teacher: A. Dejournett
Teacher: Sarah Regalado
Campus: Killeen High School
Objective(s): The learner will verbalize their
understanding of the objective and recap
the importance of the lesson.
Student Procedures:
Engage in classroom discussion
Teacher Procedures:
I will encourage students to reflect on their
understanding of propaganda during WWII by
randomly calling on specific students to answer
critical thinking questions.
Key ?’s:
 What did we learn today?
 How did propaganda influence women
during WWII?
 Is propaganda still relevant today?
 Are women’s roles still influenced by
modern day propaganda?
Planned Modifications and Differentiation:
(ILL/504/SpEd accommodations)
5th period is my inclusion class; therefore we have an inclusion teacher to help those with specific needs.
I will provide instructions both orally and visually.
Assessment(s): (attach copies of assessment documents, criteria and rubrics for grading)
Student’s propaganda creation will demonstrate students’ understanding of the persuasive words and images that
encouraged women to participate in WWII efforts.
Data collection and analysis:
WWII Poster + Rubric
Resources: (Include coursework, internships, Internet resources, colleagues, textbooks, etc)
“Mastering the TEKS in United States History Since 1877” by Jarrett, Zimmer, Killoran