Friday, February 24, 2017

Lesson on Friday, February 24, 2017

Aim: How did domestic and foreign political actions contribute to the causes, course and consequences of World War II?

Bell Ringer: Journal 57 – What do you know about World War II?

Trivia:
3. The Constitution of the U.S. was written on this year.
4. President Thomas Jefferson (3) purchased the Louisiana Territory on this year.

Objectives:
1. Students will describe the United States' response in the early years of World War II (Neutrality Acts, Cash and Carry, Lend Lease Act)
2. Students will explain the impact of World War II on domestic government policy.

Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer (10 min)

2. Introduce the topic of World War II by showing the slideshow of images found at http://time.com/3638649/world-war-ii-photos-we-remember/  or by projecting the Introduction stimulus document (Attachment A). Ask students to choose the image that stands out the most to them and explain their reaction. (10 min)

3. Brainstorm and discuss what you may already know about World War II by using a graphic organizer (Attachment B). Use chart paper to create a large one as a class after getting input from individual students. Re-visit throughout the unit to add to the chart. (10 min)

4. Assign pairs or small groups of students one of the “Keys” to Learning (Attachment C), then have them create a concept map to represent the information in their assigned paragraph.



Home Learning: US History EOC Review Guide Pages 9-10 and Concept Map on your assigned paragraph of the WWII "Keys" handout. 

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