World War II

Michael MageeEDC 448

February 16, 2012

World War II

Student Objectives:• Students should be able to identify historical

events leading up to WWII• Students should be able to make relevant

connections to Current events, Culture, and Music during WWII

• Students should be able to compare and contrast ideas on the affect of propaganda during WWII

"G.I. Pamphlet Series Home." American Historical Association. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.historians.org/projects/GIRoundtable/>.

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This website I feel would be a great source for student learning. Funded by the government, this

site was constructed to investigate the history and the affect WWII propaganda had on the

United States. With having a full range of various examples, students can identify different areas

that US propaganda reached out to, such as Soldiers, Women, African Americans, and many more. This could be a great resource if I was to

have students compare and contrast World War II propaganda.

The Complete History of World War II. Leicester: Abbeydale, 2008. Print.

The Great Book of World War II

Like a general history book used in a classroom, “The Great Book of World War II” is filled with useful information. Various chapters focus on pre war conditions, events leading up to the war, soldier memorandums, and many more. More importantly, the book offers real life pictures and primary documents to study our history at that time. This book gives students a chance to explore various aspects of the war, such as strategies at home and over seas. Additionally it also offers useful vocabulary for students to acquaint themselves with.

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"DECLARATION BY UNITED NATIONS." Ibiblio - The Public's Library and Digital Archive. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1942/420101a.html>.

Declaration By the United Nations

The “Declaration By the United States” is a great primary document for students to investigate. Introducing primary documents into a lesson, students get a chance to look at real life decisions and procedures the United States took during the war. By giving the students this document, it opens up the opportunity to have students work together or on their own to interpret and analyze the documents significance.

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"PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S BROADCAST ON SURRENDER OF GERMANY." Ibiblio - The Public's Library and Digital Archive. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1945/450508c.html>.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S BROADCAST ON SURRENDER OF GERMANY

The surrender of Germany was a great achievement for the United States as a super power. Like other important primary documents, students have a chance to observe and interpret the piece in their own way. While some students can learn by oral instruction, other students find it more beneficial to have the document right in front of them. This primary document can easily be used to open a lesson regarding the coming of post war United States.

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WWII Europe 1941-1942 Map

Map of WWII Europe. Photograph. Google.com/ Images.

Maps and other visual aid prove very useful in student learning. The map here shows allies and rivals from 1941 through 1942. With this clearly color coded map, students can easily identify ally forces and rival forces and how they interact being in such a close area. With this map, I can ask student to express ideas on how they feel the closeness of enemies could have affect the war, as well as conjuring up their own battle plans as well if they were to be placed in that time period.

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VI Corps Proudly Presents the Music of WWII. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.6thcorpsmusic.us/>.

Music of WWII

Music is another great tool for student learning, and can be easily related to by the students. On this site, I found a working playlist of about 40 songs relating to the World War II era. I can either play this music to give the students an idea of the culture of the time period while they work silently in groups. I can also ask the students to do some investigating of their own to chose a few songs from this resource and reflect on what they think the music was trying to express during the war.

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"World War II - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8bIuN6Vbh0>.

Youtube.com- World War II

Like many good online clips, this youtube clip features war videos of battle during World War II. This video clip is 5:27 long, and offers real life footage of war time. I feel this is a great resource because although students can relate to pictures, footage clips of fighting, planes, and battle make the information learned in class have a stronger affect.

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"Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor Address - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VqQAf74fsE>.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor Address

Franklin Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor address is a monumental point in the United States involvement in the war. This 2:37 video features Franklin Roosevelt addressing the nation on our involvement in the war. Since this video is so short it is great to show in a classroom because it does not disrupt much teaching time. Also, video’s like this I feel are very important for students to see, mainly because they have never been exposed to documentation such as a black and white primary video that was addressed to our nation. I could also use this chance to have students reflect on their own metacognitive thinking on how they would have addressed the situation.

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"World War II: Timeline (Reference) - TeacherVision.com." Teacher Lesson Plans, Printables & Worksheets by Grade or Subject - TeacherVision.com. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.teachervision.fen.com/world-war-2/history/1495.html?detoured=1>.

World War II Timeline

Time lines in classrooms are a great teaching tool. It allows either a teacher to layout facts and information for student to put in chronological order. As well as opening the floor for students to do historical research on their own and record the events they find important to the topic.

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"BBC - Primary History - World War 2." BBC - Homepage. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/>.

BBC- Primary History: World War II

I found this website to be a great tool for both student and teacher instruction. This website can be used at a middle school as well as a high school level. It offers links to relevant primary documents, video clips, and interactive games. This website is very easy to navigate for students and labels important era’s such as pre-war, post-war, soldier perspectives, the home front, and many more. I can certainly give my students this website for them to explore at home as a resource for a group or individual project or paper due for the class.

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