Download Date (s): 1/19/16 (Tuesday)/1/20/16 (Wednesday) Instructor: Jason

Date (s): 1/19/16 (Tuesday)/1/20/16
(Wednesday)
Lesson Objective (s)
Bloom’s Verbs in the Lesson
Student Objective
Instructor: Jason G. Harris
.SOLUSHII.7a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major causes and
effects of American involvement in World War II by identifying the causes and
events that led to American involvement in the war, including the attack on
Pearl Harbor.
Identify (Level 1 Knowledge), Illustrate (Level 5: Create), Sequence (Level 3:
Application), Analyze (Level 4: Analysis)
Today I will identify the causes and events that led to American involvement in
the war, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
So that I can understand why the U.S. became involved in World War after
having a policy of neutrality.
I know I’ve got it by creating a foldable to illustrate the causes and events that
led to U.S. involvement in WWI
I know I’ve got it by getting at least a 70% or better on the test.
Materials and Technology
Laptops, starter geography questions, textbook, sort cards on states and
cities, and regions, textbook, and interactive notes packet on World War II
Essential Knowledge/Understandings
Political and economic conditions in Europe following World War I led to the rise of
fascism and to World War II.
The rise of fascism threatened peace in Europe and Asia.
As conflict grew in Europe and Asia, American foreign policy evolved from neutrality to
direct involvement.
The Allies
Democratic nations (the United States, Great Britain, Canada) were known as the Allies.
The Soviet Union joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany.
Allied leaders included Franklin D. Roosevelt and, later, Harry S. Truman (United
States), Winston Churchill (Great Britain), and Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union).
Gradual change in American policy from neutrality to direct involvement
Isolationism (Great Depression, legacy of World War I)
Economic aid to Allies
Direct involvement in the war
Essential Questions
Essential Skills
War in the Pacific
Rising tension developed between the United States and Japan because of Japanese
aggression in East Asia.
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor without warning.
The United States declared war on Japan.
Germany declared war on the United States.
1.) How did post-World War I Europe set the stage for World War II?
2.) How did the rise of fascism affect world events following World War I?
3.) How did American policy toward events in Europe and Asia change over time?
Make connections between the past and the present. (USII.1b)
Sequence events in United States history. (USII.1c)
Interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives. (USII.1d)
Analyze and interpret maps that include major physical features. (USII.1f)
Bell Work/Starter/Remediation
1.) Students will complete a geography worksheet on states, cities, and regions. Grade in
class and turn in for a formative assessment.
Procedure/Implementation
1.) Students will read pages 468-469 and complete timeline sequence
questions with a classmate.
2.) Students will read pages 470-474 and will complete the reading checks
on pages 471, 472, 473, and 474. Identify the terms: Winston Churchill,
Allied Powers, Blitzkrieg, Battle of Britain, Lend-Lease Act, and the
Battle of the Atlantic.
3.) Hangman Competition Activity. Students will be divided up into teams
of 5. Blank puzzles about a person, place, thing, or an event about World
War II will be presented to them. Students will have to guess letters and
solve the puzzle. Groups can earn points if they solve the puzzle and guess
what the puzzle phrase describes or depicts. Students will converse with
each other to guess what the statement is a about. They will earn points.
4.) Students will complete a follow-up crossword puzzle based on the
hangman activity. This will be turned in for a formative assessment.
Summary/Closure
Date (s): 1/21/15
(Thurs.) 1/22/16
(Friday)
Lesson Objective
(s)
Exit Ticket
1.) Write three things you learned about today in regards to how World War II
began.
2.) What questions do you want to have answered before the next class?
3.) In what ways do you think the Great Depression had an impact on World War
II occurring?
Instructor: Jason G. Harris
SOLUSHII.7b The student will be able to The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major
causes and effects of American involvement in World War II by locating and describing the
major events and turning points of the war in Europe and the Pacific.
Students will be demonstrating rigor by sequencing the major events and turning points of the war in
Europe and the Pacific. This reflects the skill Sequence events in United States history. (USII.1c)
Bloom’s Verbs in
the Lesson
Student Objective
(s)
Materials and
Technology
Essential
Knowledge/Understandi
ng
SOLUSHII.1c The students will sequence events in U.S. History by sorting in order the major
turning points of World War II.
Locating (Knowledge 1), Sequencing (Level 3 Application), Sort (Level 3: Application)
Today I will locate, describe, and sequence the major events and turning points of the war in
Europe and the Pacific.
So I can understand the major events that shaped the outcome of World War.
I know I’ve got it when I can correctly sequence the major the turning points of WWII by doing a
sort activity with at least 80% accuracy.
Map of the world, textbook, LCD projector, interactive packet on World War II, coloring pencils,
and bell work questions
Essential Understanding: Despite initial Axis success in both Europe and the Pacific, the Allies
persevered and ultimately defeated Germany and Japan.
Essential Understanding: The Holocaust is an example of prejudice and discrimination taken to the
extreme.
Essential Knowledge:
Major events and turning points of World War II
Essential Skills
Essential Questions
Bell
Work/Starters/Remedia
tion
Procedure and
Implementation
Summary and Closure
of the Lesson
1.) Germany invaded Poland, setting off war in Europe. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the
Baltic nations.
2.) Germany invaded France and captured Paris.
3.) Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britain began.
4.) The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in
Bermuda and the Caribbean (Lend Lease).
5.) Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
6.) After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Germany declared war on the United States.
7.) The United States declared war on Japan and Germany.
8.) The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway. This victory was the turning
point of the war in the Pacific.
9.) Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the
turning point of the war in Eastern Europe.
10.) American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin the liberation of
Western Europe.
11.) The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing
Japan to surrender and ending World War II.
Sequence events in United States history. (USII.1c)
Interpret events from different historical perspectives. (USII.1d)
Analyze and interpret maps that include major physical features. (USII.1f)
What were the major events and turning points of World War II?
What was the Holocaust?
1.) Students will complete multiple choice/interactive achievement questions.
1.) Review the foreign policy changes in regards to U.S. involvement in World War (IsolationismLend Lease Act-to Direct Involvement)
2.) Students will complete opened question based on the information they interactive with in
their World War II notes. (formative assessment)
3.) Students will use Call To Freedom textbook to create an illustrative timeline of events during
World War II. They will use notes, textbook, markers, and group members to complete this.
(This skill involves sequencing)
4.) Students will take 10 minute slot notes on the major events and turning points of World War
II in Europe and the Pacific. Teacher will provide an interactive packet for students to take notes
on. Teacher will ask students why they think one event had happen before a certain event, etc.
(10 minutes)
5.) Students are to complete follow up questions with the turning points and events. Students
are to turn this in for a formative assessment grade. (15 minutes) (formative)
6.) Jingo Game on World War II. Teacher distributed bingo board and counters to students.
Teacher orally gave descriptions and definitions to students. Students have to apply knowledge
and place counter on the word, term, or event that is being described. The game will become
more challenging when the teacher reads the words only, but when the student gets 5 terms in
a row with a counter and wins, the student has to explain to the teacher and the class what the
term, event, person, or word is about. (This Jingo activity is done for 20 minutes.) Students
write)
7.) Students are to use textbook to complete map to identify battle sites, Axis countries and
Allied Countries in Europe. They are to color code them and label these areas of importance.
(15 minutes)
Informal exit questions and debriefing.