Subject: 11^th Grade U.S. History from 1877

Period: Thurs., 6/28, 3^rd Period

Approximate Time: 50 Minutes

Objectives:

1) The students will explain domestic civil rights issues during the war. (USH 1b, 4c, 6b)

2) The students will compare various battles and fronts of World War II (USH 1b, 4c)

Materials: transparency of notes, class set textbooks

Do Now: Imagine that you have three people talking to you at once. How would you make sure you listened to each?

Set: Remind students that last period we learned about the Holocaust which only really concerned the German government. Tell them that this period we’ll talk about the various places that the WORLD War was fought in. The term “world war” applies to this war because so many countries in so many regions of the world were involved. Today we’ll hear about battles in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Ask students for their answers to the Do Now. Tell them that this is what Germany and the US were trying to do—fight a war on numerous fronts simultaneously. Tell students it’s the same sort of reason why students are asked to only go out one door after school. If students were going out every door it would be difficult for teachers and the Principal to pay attention. Same thing with this. State objectives.

Procedures:

1) Do Now (3 min)

2) Set (5 min)

3) TTW display important vocabulary words for students to copy to their notes. Briefly explain each note vocabulary term after students have a chance to copy it down. (10 min)

4) TTW direct students to turn to page 619 and begin taking turns reading aloud under the heading “The Fall of the Philippines.” Tie this back to previous lesson on the Spanish-American War and how the US had acquired the Philippines through that. Let students know that this was one of the war fronts in the Pacific Ocean. Identify it on the map. (5 min)

5) TTW direct students to turn to page 621 and begin taking turns reading aloud under “The Struggle for Africa.” Tie this back to the previous lesson on imperialism and how France, Germany, Brittain, etc. controlled nations on other continents—like the US with the Philippines—and so those places had battles fought over them as well. (5 min)

6) TTW direct student to turn to page 623 and tell them to follow along in the book as I read to them about Stalingrad. Talk to students about how violent that battle was if the 250,000 troops that were in Stalingrad were reduced to only 5,000 (98% loss) who ever returned to Germany. (5 min)

7) TTW direct students to look between pages 626 and 628 and identify one positive thing that was happening in US society because of the war and one negative (positive will include women’s increased role in the workplace, end of racial discrimination in industries receiving US government contracts, etc. and negatives would include the internment of Japanese-Americans and the various race riots in the nation at the time). Write three sentences about each. (10 min)

8) Closure (5 min)

Closure: Restate objective. Ask students that they can say about the African front of World War II (go through Pacific as well and then talk about Stalingrad…perhaps mention the Hitler/Napoleon connection with losing in Russia). Tell students that today they learned about what was going on during the war at home with regards to racism and progress with gender rights and also the various places that World War II was fought around the globe. Tell students that it’s different from today when the War in Iraq is happening but it’s far away, we’re much stronger, and there’s no need currently for extreme measures such as rationing. Tell them that people who were alive in the early ‘40s had to deal with much more than what we’re going through today in the 21^st Century. Tell students that next period Mr. Bland will talk about what the US did to end the war including the first and only ever use of nuclear weapons by any military.

Assessment:

Informal:

The teacher will listen to students’ answers (M) about the numerous battles and front of World War II (C).

The teacher will review (M) students’ written work on the domestic issues at play during the war (D).

Formal:

The teacher will administer a test (M) tomorrow about the numerous battles and fronts of World War II (C) and the grade will be recorded in the grade book (D).

The teacher will administer a test (M) tomorrow about the domestic issues at play during the war (C) and the grade will be recorded in the grade book (D).