S+Rose,+Tyler

**Office: Room 7** ** E-mail: tyler.rose@maine.edu **
 * Teacher: Mr. Rose**
 * Office Hours: 2:15-3:00 Tue./Thu. **

=Summary of Unit= The 1940's. The world is experiencing full out war. Millions of men, women, and children are killed, not matter if they are soldiers, civilians, guilty, or innocent. Brutal warfare including some of the most ferocious battles the world has ever seen like Stalingrad, D-Day, and Arnhem take place. Ruthless tactics like the decision to use Unconditional Surrender formed at the Casablanca Conference, bombing of civilian targets, leveling of entire cities, and the ultimate decision to use nuclear bombs on Japan are common among conversation. These are the main concepts of World War II. Not only does this unit cover World War II, but it also covers the aftermath during the post-war era in America and the beginning of a long Cold War between communist Russia behind the "Iron Curtain" and the democratic nations of the West.

=Establish Goals= __ Maine Learning Results __ __ Content Area: __ Social Studies __ Standard Label: __ E. History __ Standard: __ E1 Historical knowledge, themes, and patterns. __ Grade Level Span: __ Grades 6-8 World War II and Post-war America. Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and // historic // influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world. __ Performance Indicators: __ b, c, and d.

=Students will understand that= • World War II has had a lasting impact on today's politics, geography, and the U.S. overall. • the U.S. had a significant impact on the outcome of World War II. • the U.S. experienced many changes during the post-war era.

=Essential Questions= • How has World War II had an impact on today's politics, geography, and the U.S. overall? • Why did the U.S. have an impact on the outcome of World War II? • How did the the U.S. change during the post-war era?

=Students will know= • **Sequence and Timelines:** Adolf Hitler takes power, Germany unites Austria, Germany invades Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia), Germany takes back Rhine, Germany and Russia invade Poland, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany, Germany attacks and defeats France, Japan begins conquest of Asia, the Battle of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor attack, Germany and Japan declare war on United States, Doolittle Raid, Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Midway, D-Day, Operation Market Garden, V-E day, Nuclear Bombs dropped on Japan, Japan surrenders, Cold War begins.

• **Vocabulary:** Fascism, dictatorship, Nazi Party, capitalism, communism, democracy, Cold War, VI & VII rockets, MG42, the Manhattan Project, V-E day, D-Day, Tiger tank, Sherman tank, T-34 tank, paratroopers, SS, concentration camps.

• **Important Events and People:** Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt (FDR), Winston Churchill, Heinrich Himmler, George Patten, Bernard Montgomery, Erwin Rommel, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Operation Barbarossa, Midway, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Operation Sea Lion, the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of Arnhem.

=Students will be able to= • describe the impacts of World War II that are still present today. • make sense of some of the policies President Roosevelt followed during World War II. • decide if the U.S. had a significant impact on the outcome of World War II. • analyze the changes the U.S. experienced during the post-war era. • imagine what life would be like in the U.S. during the post-war era. • recognize events in today's world that can be traced or compared to World War II.

You, along with your journalist partner, are completely broke. You are both in debt up to your eyeballs. Luckily for you, your favorite television channel, The History Channel, has just sent out an advertisement calling for viewers to make video reports for an open episode slot on their new hit show, "World War II and Today's World with Larry the Cable Guy." This show focuses on comparing and tracing back events from today's world to events and the outcome of World War II. Your task will be to find an event in today's world that can be compared or traced back to an event or outcome of World War II. Not only this, but you must prove to the History Channel judges who will be evaluating your entry that your episode will be better than anyone else's. You must make a video report entry on iMovie demonstrating the main focus of what your episode will consist of. This could be your big break because if you win this competition, your names will be out there and surely more job opportunities will follow. Not to mention the $5,000 cash prize for winning. Good luck.
 * Performance Task Overview **

=Expectations=
 * Absences:** Attendance in this class is mandatory and all students should be present for each and every class. A student may miss a total of three classes a semester as long as the excuses are legitimate. If a student misses a class they are responsible for contacting me and getting assignments that they missed. This must take place during my office hours or at a mutually agreed time during the school day that has been set up via email. Attendance not only keeps students informed on what their work is, but also counts towards their final grade. With this being said it is crucial that students come to class.


 * Assignments and Late Work:** All assignments should be turned in on time and completely finished to the students best ability. Late work will be subtracted 10% each day that it is late. Students that are absent from class will have the 10% subtraction started the day after they receive the work as long as they only have missed three classes. If they have missed more than three class then the 10% subtraction starts immediately.


 * Classroom Expectations:** When students are in my classroom they must be respectful of all students, myself, and the classroom in general. There will be no tolerance for any bullying, harassing, or making fun of in any form. Students who fail to follow these simple rules will be dealt with appropriately. Unless stated otherwise, students will raise their hand when they wish to answer something or ask a question. Every student will be listened to politely and respected while they are answering a question or asking one. Students must ask me to be excused from class in order to go to the bathroom, answer an emergency phone call, etc. Students should avoid using any profanity or vulgarness of any kind while in my classroom.


 * Plagiarism:** Students must provide citations for any sources used in my class. Any assignment that has incorrect citation will be given back to the student until they have corrected their mistake. Assignments that have blatantly been plagiarized will be counted as a zero. Students should see the school's policy on punishment for plagiarism.

=Benchmarks Total Points: 250 points= Note that all of these projects must be turned in on their respective due dates. The 10% per day subtraction applies to these as well.

•**Google Earth:** 25 points Students will use Google Earth in order to see the sites of important events, battles, geographical changes, etc. during World War II. Students will first be given a geographical location of an important event, battle, or geographical change by the teacher. Students may also choose one of these topics themselves if they wish, but it must be approved by the teacher. Students will then explore the location with Google Earth to get a feel for what the area looks like now. Next, students will take a screenshot of their location from Google Earth. Afterwards students must write a 2 page essay, (pictures included), describing the events that took place there, what the area looks like in present day, and describe something interesting that they found.

•**Skype:** 25 points Students will use Skype in order to have a video debate over some of the policies President Roosevelt followed during World War II and debate whether they were right/wrong and effective/ineffective. Students will have several policies enacted by President Roosevelt during World War II that they must debate over. There will be two teams which take each side of each issue. The policy issues will be from the Word Sort Checking for Understanding method the class did for this lesson. After the sides have been chosen, one team will be sent a nearby room in the school with their laptops. Afterwards the students will hold a debate over Skype to debate over the policies.

•**Comic Life:** 25 points Students will use Comic Life in order to make a comic that depicts U.S. involvement and the U.S. impact during World War II. Students will create a comic on Comic Life which will show the U.S. impact and U.S. involvement during World War II. Students will be in groups decided from the "Jolly Rancher" grouping style. Students then must make a comic showing at least three things the U.S. did to have an impact during World War II. One of these three things will be given to each group by the teacher, the other two are free for the students to come up with on their own. The comic must have at least 12 different frames, (4 for each topic), that the students have created within their groups. Afterwards the students will share their comics with the rest of the class on a projector.

•**Glogster:** 25 points Students will use Glogster in order to create a poster that shows social, economic, and any other changes during the post-war era in the U.S. Students will be grouped together in teams of four in order to create a poster that shows social, economic, and any other changes during the post-war era in the U.S. Students will use Glogster to be able to do this project. The groups will have to come up with four changes mentioned above, (one for each group member), and accurately describe them on their posters using text and pictures in order to get their points across. Afterwards students will share their posters with the rest of the class.

•**Microsoft Word:** 25 points Students will use Microsoft Word in order to design and create a brochure advertising a post-war era U.S. city, event, etc. Students will be working in partners and will design and create a brochure on Microsoft Word. This brochure will be an advertisement for something specific to the post-war era in the United States. If students create a brochure that has something to do with Maine in the post-war era they will receive five extra points on this project. These brochure's should be aimed at attracting tourists to visit their destination, tourist attraction etc., persuading consumers to come to their business, attraction, etc. or anything else the groups come up with.

•**iMovie:** 75 points (See performance task above.)

All out of class assignments should be turned in promptly on the due date, completed to the students best ability, and the directions should be followed carefully. The 10% per day late subtraction applies to these as well.
 * -Out of Class Assignments:** 20 points

Participation in the classroom is important not only for the student's grade, but also for the overall understanding of the subject by the student. Students should actively participate in classroom discussions, debates, and activities.
 * -In Class Assignments/Participation:** 15 points

(See attendance portion of "Absences" under "Expectations")
 * Attendance:** 15 points

=Grading Scale= = =
 * A ** (93 -100), ** A- ** (90 - 92), ** B+ ** (87 - 89), ** B ** (83 - 86), ** B- ** (80 - 82), ** C+ ** (77 - 79), ** C ** (73-76), ** C- ** (70 - 72), ** D+ ** (67 - 69), ** D ** (63 - 66), ** D- ** (60 - 62), ** F ** (0 - 59).